Pakistan vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Pakistan
2.09 billion tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
1.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan rank
28th
Qatar rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Pakistan
- Qatar
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.09 billion tonnes against 1.94 billion tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 147.63 million tonnes.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Qatar ahead.
Pakistan ranks 28th and Qatar ranks 30th of 146 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 17.01 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 15.91 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 62.30 million tonnes | 18.02 million tonnes | 44.27 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 177.94 million tonnes | 85.53 million tonnes | 92.40 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 401.84 million tonnes | 240.30 million tonnes | 161.54 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 818.38 million tonnes | 509.30 million tonnes | 309.07 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | 367.66 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.96 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 218.50 million tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Pakistan or Qatar?
- Pakistan, at 2.09 billion tonnes against 1.94 billion tonnes in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Pakistan and Qatar?
- 147.63 million tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Qatar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Qatar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Pakistan ranks 28th and Qatar ranks 30th 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.