Nepal vs Pakistan: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Nepal
0.6332 tonnes per person
in 2024
Pakistan
0.7156 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
170th
Pakistan rank
168th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nepal
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.7156 tonnes per person against 0.6332 tonnes per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0824 tonnes per person.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 170th and Pakistan ranks 168th of 213 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.1962 tonnes per person | 0.1915 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 0.312 tonnes per person | 0.2968 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.0242 tonnes per person | 0.3254 tonnes per person | 0.3012 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.0385 tonnes per person | 0.4616 tonnes per person | 0.4231 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.0836 tonnes per person | 0.6254 tonnes per person | 0.5418 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.1143 tonnes per person | 0.7271 tonnes per person | 0.6128 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.3066 tonnes per person | 0.7748 tonnes per person | 0.4682 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.5817 tonnes per person | 0.8549 tonnes per person | 0.2731 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Nepal or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.7156 tonnes per person against 0.6332 tonnes per person in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Nepal and Pakistan?
- 0.0824 tonnes per person, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Pakistan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Pakistan rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Nepal ranks 170th and Pakistan ranks 168th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.