Pakistan vs Vanuatu: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Pakistan
0.9758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Pakistan rank
158th
Vanuatu rank
160th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Pakistan
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.9758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 158th and Vanuatu ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 13 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 1860s | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 1870s | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 1880s | 0.201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 1890s | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 1900s | 0.2069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 1910s | 0.2071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 1920s | 0.1964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 1930s | 0.1895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 0.2053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 0.443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 0.5645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.5532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.6919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.8654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Pakistan or Vanuatu?
- Pakistan, at 0.9758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Pakistan and Vanuatu?
- 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Pakistan ranks 158th and Vanuatu ranks 160th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.