Tajikistan

Central Asia, Asia

CO2 emissions per person
1.01
t CO2/person/year · 2024
159th of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
2.71
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
1st of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
32.6
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
33rd of 241 countries
19402025

Tajikistan in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

051950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5low 1972

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

10.7 Mt CO2/year · 2024
+358% since 1994109th highest of 215 · 2024
05101850190019502000high 1988

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

1.01 t CO2/person/year · 2024
+152% since 1994159th highest of 213 · 2024
01231850190019502000high 1978

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

2.71 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+3.4 °C since 19951st highest of 193 · 2025
-20219401960198020002020Worldlow 1972

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

8.10 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+132% since 1994113th highest of 199 · 2024
051850190019502000

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

21.4 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+136% since 1994127th highest of 199 · 2024
010201850190019502000low 1857

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

2.59 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+125% since 1994110th highest of 201 · 2024
0121850190019502000

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

13.0 Mt CO2/year · 2023
+363% since 199397th highest of 120 · 2023
010201990200020102020high 2014low 1995

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

25.7 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
-1.8% since 201387th highest of 119 · 2024
050100201420162018202020222024World

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

4,745 kWh/person/year · 2023
-36% since 1993151st highest of 216 · 2023
05k200020102020low 2011

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2025
+0.0 pp since 200087th highest of 90 · 2025
-101200020052010201520202025

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2025
+0.0 pp since 200079th highest of 88 · 2025
-101200020052010201520202025

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

4.66 % of electricity · 2025
+4.7 pp since 200041st highest of 89 · 2025
05200020052010201520202025high 2021

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2025
+0.0 pp since 200079th highest of 90 · 2025
-101200020052010201520202025

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

0.97 % of electricity · 2025
-0.6 pp since 200074th highest of 87 · 2025
012200020052010201520202025high 2007low 2013

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

0.49 ha/year · 2024
-98% since 2001181st highest of 197 · 2024
010202005201020152020low 2015

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

3.06 % of land · 2025
+0.1 pp since 1995184th highest of 212 · 2025
01020301990200020102020World

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

23.1 deaths/year · 2021
34th highest of 194 · 2021
05020002005201020152020high 2010

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.99 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
+0.0% since 19942nd highest of 244 · 2024
00.51200020102020

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

22.6 % of land area · 2024
+2.9 pp since 201369th highest of 213 · 2024
01020201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

32.9 kg/person/year · 2023
+249% since 1993122nd highest of 176 · 2023
02040200020102020Worldhigh 2022low 2001

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

71.7 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
+56% since 199347th highest of 198 · 2023
0204060200020102020low 2005

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

26.2 % living in cities · 2025
-2.3 pp since 1995219th highest of 236 · 2025
02040601960198020002020Worldhigh 1970low 2019

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

69.9 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
-11 pp since 200025th highest of 179 · 2022
05020002005201020152020Worldlow 2017

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

6,232 m³/person/year · 2022
-45% since 199261st highest of 181 · 2022
05k10k200020102020World

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

65.1 % of population · 2024
+30 pp since 2000105th highest of 159 · 2024
020406020002005201020152020World

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

560.8 mm/year · 2025
-8.2% since 1995148th highest of 192 · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 1969low 1947

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

-22.8 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-6.9 pp since 1995151st highest of 192 · 2025
-50019401960198020002020Worldhigh 1969low 1947

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

32.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+68% since 199833rd highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2023

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

0.09 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
-100% since 1991127th highest of 168 · 2021
02004006001990200020102020high 1989low 2020

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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