Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan
Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.28 tonnes in Afghanistan and 10.86 tonnes in Turkmenistan, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Turkmenistan, by 10.58 tonnes, or 38 times that in Afghanistan.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Turkmenistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Afghanistan ranked 175 and Turkmenistan ranked 17 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Afghanistan | Turkmenistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.28 | 10.86 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.28 | 12.86 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.28 | 14.01 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.31 | 13.46 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.31 | 11.05 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.32 | 10.77 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.32 | 11.15 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.29 | 11.09 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.22 | 10.58 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.25 | 10.93 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.24 | 10.41 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.27 | 10.99 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.32 | 11.76 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.39 | 11.64 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.28 | 11.08 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.22 | 10.02 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.15 | 11.59 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.08 | 11.59 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.06 | 10.68 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.05 | 10.47 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.04 | 10.35 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.04 | 9.9 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.04 | 9.06 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.05 | 8.62 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.05 | 8.59 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.07 | 8.58 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.07 | 7.39 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.07 | 7.27 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.08 | 7.39 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.09 | 8.27 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.1 | 8.32 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.12 | 6.73 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.14 | 7.25 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.23 | 10.05 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.24 | 12.15 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.24 | 10.63 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.27 | 10.7 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.29 | 10.77 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.34 | 10.77 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.36 | 10.72 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.29 | 10.67 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.27 | 10.59 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.21 | 10.56 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.19 | 10.55 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.15 | 10.5 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.15 | 10.04 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.14 | 9.96 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.17 | 9.55 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.14 | 9.46 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.16 | 9.47 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.18 | 8.89 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.14 | 8.7 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.14 | 8.54 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.15 | 8.34 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.15 | 8.55 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 70.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Turkmenistan: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Turkmenistan: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Turkmenistan: 94.9% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Turkmenistan: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Turkmenistan: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Turkmenistan: 7.36 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Turkmenistan: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Turkmenistan: 2.69 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Turkmenistan: 47.1% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 26.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Turkmenistan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Turkmenistan: 2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Turkmenistan: 3.11% of GDP in 1999
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Turkmenistan: $188M in 1999
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Turkmenistan: $25 in 1999
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Turkmenistan: 15% of government spending in 1999
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Turkmenistan: 57,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Turkmenistan: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Turkmenistan: 2.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Turkmenistan: 382 million TIV in 2021