Germany vs Pakistan: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Germany
-3.6%
in 2024
Pakistan
-3.8%
in 2024
Germany rank
199th
Pakistan rank
201st
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Germany
- Pakistan
How they compare
Germany currently reports -3.6% against -3.8% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 199th and Pakistan ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 16.7% | 18.5% | 1.8% | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 5.9% | 48.9% | 43.0% | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 7.6% | 4.2% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 3.5% | 2.8% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | -1.0% | 8.0% | 9.0% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | -1.1% | 5.2% | 6.4% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | -1.2% | 4.1% | 5.3% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | -1.0% | 2.9% | 4.0% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | -4.0% | -0.5% | 3.5% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Germany or Pakistan?
- Germany, at -3.6% against -3.8% in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Germany and Pakistan?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Pakistan?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Pakistan rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Germany ranks 199th and Pakistan ranks 201st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.