Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Afghanistan
0.6817 tonnes per person
in 2024
Pakistan
0.6473 tonnes per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Pakistan rank
175th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.6817 tonnes per person against 0.6473 tonnes per person in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0344 tonnes per person.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Pakistan ranks 175th of 194 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8314 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.6843 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 1.19 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.1228 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.4871 tonnes per person | 0.5513 tonnes per person | 0.0642 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.3792 tonnes per person | 0.5922 tonnes per person | 0.213 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.0495 tonnes per person | 0.7003 tonnes per person | 0.6507 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.1711 tonnes per person | 0.7427 tonnes per person | 0.5716 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.3414 tonnes per person | 0.8445 tonnes per person | 0.5031 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.5212 tonnes per person | 0.8032 tonnes per person | 0.282 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 0.6817 tonnes per person against 0.6473 tonnes per person in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.0344 tonnes per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Pakistan ranks 175th 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.