Pakistan vs United Kingdom: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Pakistan
-0.0683 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
-0.0655 tonnes per person
in 2024
Pakistan rank
144th
United Kingdom rank
143rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Pakistan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports -0.0655 tonnes per person against -0.0683 tonnes per person in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0028 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Pakistan ranks 144th and United Kingdom ranks 143rd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | -0.0185 tonnes per person | 0.9378 tonnes per person | 0.9563 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | -0.0485 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | -0.068 tonnes per person | 0.9621 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | -0.0697 tonnes per person | 0.8834 tonnes per person | 0.9532 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | -0.0281 tonnes per person | 0.8298 tonnes per person | 0.8579 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.3687 tonnes per person | 0.6876 tonnes per person | 0.3189 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.7492 tonnes per person | 0.2799 tonnes per person | 0.4692 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1930s | 0.8803 tonnes per person | 0.2508 tonnes per person | 0.6294 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1940s | 1.87 tonnes per person | 0.4125 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 1.86 tonnes per person | 0.4401 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 0.9998 tonnes per person | 0.32 tonnes per person | 0.6797 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.2259 tonnes per person | 0.0804 tonnes per person | 0.1455 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.1307 tonnes per person | 0.1066 tonnes per person | 0.024 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.0749 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0593 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.2161 tonnes per person | 0.2005 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.0697 tonnes per person | 0.2431 tonnes per person | 0.1734 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | -0.0517 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | 0.0632 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Pakistan or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at -0.0655 tonnes per person against -0.0683 tonnes per person in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Pakistan and United Kingdom?
- 0.0028 tonnes per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United Kingdom?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and United Kingdom rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 144th and United Kingdom ranks 143rd of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.