Pakistan vs South Africa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Pakistan
2.40 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Africa
2.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan rank
37th
South Africa rank
35th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Pakistan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.61 billion tonnes against 2.40 billion tonnes in Pakistan, a difference of 218.10 million tonnes.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was South Africa ahead.
Pakistan ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 239,244 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 239,244 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 15.24 million tonnes | 35.46 million tonnes | 20.22 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1960s | 69.31 million tonnes | 141.63 million tonnes | 72.32 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1970s | 162.46 million tonnes | 392.03 million tonnes | 229.57 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1980s | 312.19 million tonnes | 782.77 million tonnes | 470.59 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1990s | 635.68 million tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 552.59 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.56 billion tonnes | 418.74 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.73 billion tonnes | 2.09 billion tonnes | 359.57 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.27 billion tonnes | 2.50 billion tonnes | 233.46 million tonnes | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Pakistan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.61 billion tonnes against 2.40 billion tonnes in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Pakistan and South Africa?
- 218.10 million tonnes, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Africa?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and South Africa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Pakistan ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 35th 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.