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Afghanistan: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

117.17gCO2e per kWh · 2024-14.0% since 2014

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2024117.172
2023118.557
2022119.792
2021110.377
202094.068
2019117.123
2018158.974
2017132.54
2016122.314
2015127.119
2014136.207
2013177.477
2012145.455
2011197.403
2010135.227
2009119.101
2008261.538
2007225.743
2006250
2005220.732
2004227.848
2003245.055
2002171.831
2001213.043
2000247.917

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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