Greece vs Pakistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Greece
2.12 billion tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan
2.40 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
40th
Pakistan rank
37th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Greece
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.40 billion tonnes against 2.12 billion tonnes in Greece, a difference of 274.75 million tonnes.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 40th and Pakistan ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 8 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.69 million tonnes | 239,244 tonnes | 7.45 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1950s | 27.94 million tonnes | 15.24 million tonnes | 12.70 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1960s | 88.01 million tonnes | 69.31 million tonnes | 18.71 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 259.09 million tonnes | 162.46 million tonnes | 96.63 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 547.95 million tonnes | 312.19 million tonnes | 235.76 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 899.26 million tonnes | 635.68 million tonnes | 263.57 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.36 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 223.40 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.80 billion tonnes | 1.73 billion tonnes | 70.65 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 2.27 billion tonnes | 210.97 million tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Greece or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.40 billion tonnes against 2.12 billion tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Greece and Pakistan?
- 274.75 million tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Pakistan?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Pakistan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Greece ranks 40th and Pakistan ranks 37th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.