Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Pakistan
Pakistan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Pakistan, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Pakistan peaked at 0.2484 kilograms per international-$ in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1324 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
That places Pakistan 104th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1761 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1324 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2084 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.233 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2239 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2484 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1926 kilograms per international-$ | 0.185 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2057 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.209 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2012 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2176 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2284 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ | 0.239 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2084 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1915 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2261 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1687 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1433 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1897 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1769 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1905 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 101 Haiti 0.1635 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 0.1633 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 103 Djibouti 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 105 Finland 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 106 Gabon 0.1605 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 107 Mauritius 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Pakistan?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Pakistan was 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2484 kilograms per international-$ in 1963.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1324 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Pakistan rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Pakistan ranks 104th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).