Australia vs Pakistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Australia
2.38 billion tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan
2.09 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
25th
Pakistan rank
28th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Australia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.38 billion tonnes against 2.09 billion tonnes in Pakistan, a difference of 296.37 million tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Pakistan ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Pakistan ranks 28th of 146 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 80,201 tonnes | 14.35 million tonnes | 14.27 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 36.32 million tonnes | 62.30 million tonnes | 25.98 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 213.58 million tonnes | 177.94 million tonnes | 35.64 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 539.59 million tonnes | 401.84 million tonnes | 137.75 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 818.38 million tonnes | 188.02 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.65 billion tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 187.31 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.23 billion tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | 263.66 million tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Australia or Pakistan?
- Australia, at 2.38 billion tonnes against 2.09 billion tonnes in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Australia and Pakistan?
- 296.37 million tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pakistan?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Pakistan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Australia ranks 25th and Pakistan ranks 28th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.