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 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -11.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 9.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 2.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.32 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,790 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 136,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,885 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,684 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,876 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 142.67 kt (2050)
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 120 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.