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Pakistan vs. Afghanistan

Environment

PakistanAfghanistan
Air pollutantsparticulate matter emissions: 55.21 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)

carbon dioxide emissions: 201.15 megatons (2016 est.)

methane emissions: 142.12 megatons (2020 est.)
particulate matter emissions: 53.17 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)

carbon dioxide emissions: 8.67 megatons (2016 est.)

methane emissions: 90.98 megatons (2020 est.)
Total water withdrawalmunicipal: 9.65 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)

industrial: 1.4 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)

agricultural: 172.4 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
municipal: 203.4 million cubic meters (2017 est.)

industrial: 169.5 million cubic meters (2017 est.)

agricultural: 20 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
Revenue from forest resourcesforest revenues: 0.1% of GDP (2018 est.)forest revenues: 0.2% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coalcoal revenues: 0.06% of GDP (2018 est.)coal revenues: 0.45% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recyclingmunicipal solid waste generated annually: 30.76 million tons (2017 est.)

municipal solid waste recycled annually: 2,460,800 tons (2017 est.)

percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 8% (2017 est.)
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5,628,525 tons (2016 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook