Australia vs Pakistan: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Australia
2.3%
in 2024
Pakistan
2.4%
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Pakistan rank
6th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Australia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.6% | 1.5% | 4.1% | Australia |
| 1860s | 5.6% | 1.5% | 4.1% | Australia |
| 1870s | 5.8% | 1.6% | 4.2% | Australia |
| 1880s | 6.0% | 1.6% | 4.4% | Australia |
| 1890s | 5.3% | 1.6% | 3.8% | Australia |
| 1900s | 5.0% | 1.5% | 3.5% | Australia |
| 1910s | 5.5% | 1.3% | 4.1% | Australia |
| 1920s | 5.2% | 1.2% | 4.0% | Australia |
| 1930s | 5.0% | 1.1% | 3.9% | Australia |
| 1940s | 4.2% | 0.8% | 3.3% | Australia |
| 1950s | 3.8% | 0.6% | 3.2% | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 0.6% | 3.0% | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 0.8% | 2.8% | Australia |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Australia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Australia and Pakistan?
- 0.1%, with Pakistan 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
- Australia ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.