Afghanistan

The latest figure for Afghanistan from every dataset that covers it, with its rank among the places that dataset compares and its distance from their median.

Energy

Emissions per person

Emissions per person in Afghanistan
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
Greenhouse gases	0.77 t CO2e	2024	14th lowest of 203	−3.34 t CO2e	Lowest 0.09 t CO2eHighest 86.68 t CO2e
CO2	0.28 t CO2	2024	28th lowest of 203	−2.27 t CO2	Lowest 0.00 t CO2Highest 82.84 t CO2

Economy

GDP per person

GDP per person in Afghanistan
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
GDP per person	≈ €365	2024	2nd lowest of 213	−€7,937	Lowest €205Highest €252,389
Real GDP growth	+1.9%	2024	65th lowest of 213	−1.3 pp	Lowest −13.5%Highest +19.3%

Exports

Exports in Afghanistan
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
Exports	15.7 % of GDP	2024	27th lowest of 194	−20.9 pp	Lowest 1.1 % of GDPHighest 199.8 % of GDP

Society

Population

Population in Afghanistan
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
Population	43,844,111 people	2025	36th highest of 216	+37,065,789 people	Lowest 9,492 peopleHighest 1,463,865,525 people
Fertility rate	4.76 births per woman	2024	9th highest of 216	+2.86 births per woman	Lowest 0.58 births per womanHighest 6.03 births per woman

Health

Life expectancy

Life expectancy in Afghanistan
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
Life expectancy	66.3 years	2024	34th lowest of 216	−8.4 years	Lowest 54.6 yearsHighest 86.5 years

No data for Afghanistan: House prices worldwide, Central bank policy rates, Inflation.
≈ Converted from US$ at the European Central Bank (ECB) reference rate of 23 Sep 2026: 1 US$ = 0.87635 €.

Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators), licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.