Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Pakistan
Pakistan: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 346.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Pakistan, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 346.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Pakistan peaked at 499.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000 and was at its lowest, 346.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2025.
Pakistan ranks 130th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 461.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 441.73 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 499.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 450.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 429.66 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 486.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 414.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 346.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 477.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 127 Samoa 375 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 128 Rwanda 353.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 129 Faroe Islands 346.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 131 Argentina 346 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 132 Tanzania 345.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 133 North Korea 340.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Pakistan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 5.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 255.22 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Urban population 100.88 million (2025)
- Urban population 39.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.7156 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.74 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.7156 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.7156 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Pakistan?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Pakistan was 346.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 499.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 346.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Pakistan ranks 130th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.