Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.6% for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Pakistan peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1991.
Pakistan ranks 28th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 25 Egypt 0.7% compare
- 26 United Arab Emirates 0.7% compare
- 27 Vietnam 0.7% compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
- 30 Philippines 0.6% compare
- 31 Belgium 0.5% 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 share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Pakistan?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Pakistan was 0.6% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Pakistan ranks 28th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.