Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Pakistan
Pakistan: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 1.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Pakistan, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Pakistan is 1.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Pakistan peaked at 1.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 371.67 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Pakistan 26th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 453.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 371.67 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 524.64 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 684.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 546.99 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 830.07 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 842.54 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.22 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.21 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 23 Vietnam 1.57 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 24 Iran 1.56 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 25 Bangladesh 1.52 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 27 Netherlands 1.29 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 28 Argentina 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 29 Malaysia 1.28 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices 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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Pakistan?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Pakistan was 1.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 371.67 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Pakistan ranks 26th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.