Pakistan vs United States: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Pakistan
5.0%
in 2100
United States
4.1%
in 2100
Pakistan rank
3rd
United States rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Pakistan
- United States
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 5.0% against 4.1% in United States, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 234 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 26 and United States in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | Pakistan |
| 1100s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | Pakistan |
| 1200s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | Pakistan |
| 1300s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Pakistan |
| 1400s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Pakistan |
| 1500s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | Pakistan |
| 1600s | 2.1% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Pakistan |
| 1700s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 2.1% | Pakistan |
| 1710s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Pakistan |
| 1720s | 2.2% | 0.3% | 1.9% | Pakistan |
| 1730s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | Pakistan |
| 1740s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 1.7% | Pakistan |
| 1750s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | Pakistan |
| 1760s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.5% | Pakistan |
| 1770s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | Pakistan |
| 1780s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Pakistan |
| 1790s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Pakistan |
| 1800s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Pakistan |
| 1810s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Pakistan |
| 1820s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
| 1830s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | United States |
| 1840s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | United States |
| 1850s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | United States |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 2.7% | 1.5% | United States |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | United States |
| 1880s | 1.2% | 3.8% | 2.6% | United States |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 4.3% | 3.2% | United States |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 4.8% | 3.7% | United States |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 5.3% | 4.2% | United States |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 5.6% | 4.4% | United States |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 5.7% | 4.4% | United States |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 5.8% | 4.3% | United States |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 6.1% | 4.6% | United States |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 5.9% | 4.3% | United States |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 5.4% | 3.7% | United States |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | United States |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 4.7% | 2.3% | United States |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 4.5% | 1.8% | United States |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | United States |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 4.2% | 1.1% | United States |
| 2030s | 3.4% | 4.1% | 0.7% | United States |
| 2040s | 3.7% | 4.0% | 0.3% | United States |
| 2050s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 2060s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 0.4% | Pakistan |
| 2070s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 0.6% | Pakistan |
| 2080s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 0.8% | Pakistan |
| 2090s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 0.9% | Pakistan |
| 2100s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 0.9% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Pakistan or United States?
- Pakistan, at 5.0% against 4.1% in United States as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Pakistan and United States?
- 0.9%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United States?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Pakistan and United States rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.