Australia vs Pakistan: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Australia
1.1%
in 2024
Pakistan
0.9%
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Pakistan rank
19th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Australia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Pakistan ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1870s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1880s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 1910s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Australia or Pakistan?
- Australia, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Australia and Pakistan?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pakistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Pakistan rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Australia ranks 16th and Pakistan ranks 19th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.