Co2 land use per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Co2 land use per capita was -0.0683 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0683
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
144th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.14
in 1949
All-time low
-0.2341
in 1985
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Pakistan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Pakistan is -0.0683, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 402.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Pakistan peaked at 2.14 in 1949 and was at its lowest, -0.2341, in 1985.
That places Pakistan 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0182 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0143 | -21.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0108 | -24.8% |
| 1853 | 0.0068 | -37.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0048 | -29.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0027 | -43.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0008 | -72.1% |
| 1857 | -0.0002 | -132.5% |
| 1858 | -0.0029 | +1086.3% |
| 1859 | -0.0047 | +60.0% |
| 1860 | -0.0086 | +84.6% |
| 1861 | -0.0099 | +14.8% |
| 1862 | -0.0143 | +44.8% |
| 1863 | -0.0161 | +12.5% |
| 1864 | -0.0187 | +15.9% |
| 1865 | -0.0188 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | -0.0227 | +20.4% |
| 1867 | -0.0243 | +7.2% |
| 1868 | -0.0248 | +1.9% |
| 1869 | -0.027 | +8.9% |
| 1870 | -0.0364 | +34.9% |
| 1871 | -0.041 | +12.6% |
| 1872 | -0.0436 | +6.4% |
| 1873 | -0.0473 | +8.4% |
| 1874 | -0.049 | +3.6% |
| 1875 | -0.0508 | +3.7% |
| 1876 | -0.0524 | +3.0% |
| 1877 | -0.053 | +1.2% |
| 1878 | -0.0551 | +4.0% |
| 1879 | -0.0564 | +2.3% |
| 1880 | -0.0596 | +5.8% |
| 1881 | -0.0607 | +1.8% |
| 1882 | -0.065 | +7.2% |
| 1883 | -0.0654 | +0.5% |
| 1884 | -0.0685 | +4.8% |
| 1885 | -0.0682 | -0.4% |
| 1886 | -0.0716 | +4.9% |
| 1887 | -0.0729 | +1.8% |
| 1888 | -0.0731 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | -0.0748 | +2.3% |
| 1890 | -0.0829 | +10.8% |
| 1891 | -0.0861 | +3.8% |
| 1892 | -0.0857 | -0.4% |
| 1893 | -0.0828 | -3.3% |
| 1894 | -0.0768 | -7.3% |
| 1895 | -0.0703 | -8.5% |
| 1896 | -0.0634 | -9.8% |
| 1897 | -0.0559 | -11.9% |
| 1898 | -0.05 | -10.5% |
| 1899 | -0.0435 | -12.9% |
| 1900 | -0.0432 | -0.8% |
| 1901 | -0.0402 | -6.9% |
| 1902 | -0.0366 | -9.0% |
| 1903 | -0.0325 | -11.3% |
| 1904 | -0.0302 | -7.0% |
| 1905 | -0.0263 | -13.0% |
| 1906 | -0.0228 | -13.0% |
| 1907 | -0.0195 | -14.6% |
| 1908 | -0.0158 | -19.2% |
| 1909 | -0.0138 | -12.6% |
| 1910 | 0.2006 | -1556.7% |
| 1911 | 0.2992 | +49.2% |
| 1912 | 0.3524 | +17.8% |
| 1913 | 0.3791 | +7.6% |
| 1914 | 0.397 | +4.7% |
| 1915 | 0.4048 | +2.0% |
| 1916 | 0.4121 | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 0.4132 | +0.3% |
| 1918 | 0.4142 | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.4143 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.6284 | +51.7% |
| 1921 | 0.716 | +13.9% |
| 1922 | 0.7532 | +5.2% |
| 1923 | 0.7709 | +2.3% |
| 1924 | 0.778 | +0.9% |
| 1925 | 0.7787 | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 0.7764 | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.7709 | -0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.7642 | -0.9% |
| 1929 | 0.7551 | -1.2% |
| 1930 | 0.8408 | +11.3% |
| 1931 | 0.8786 | +4.5% |
| 1932 | 0.8952 | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 0.9016 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 0.9004 | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.8945 | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.8862 | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.8786 | -0.9% |
| 1938 | 0.8678 | -1.2% |
| 1939 | 0.859 | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 1.42 | +65.7% |
| 1941 | 1.68 | +18.1% |
| 1942 | 1.81 | +7.8% |
| 1943 | 1.88 | +3.9% |
| 1944 | 1.92 | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 1.94 | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 1.94 | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 1.93 | -0.3% |
| 1948 | 2.05 | +6.1% |
| 1949 | 2.14 | +4.2% |
| 1950 | 1.95 | -8.9% |
| 1951 | 1.84 | -5.8% |
| 1952 | 1.8 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.82 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 1.84 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 1.86 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 1.89 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 1.91 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 1.94 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 2 | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 1.37 | -31.3% |
| 1962 | 0.9873 | -28.1% |
| 1963 | 1.24 | +26.0% |
| 1964 | 1.74 | +40.1% |
| 1965 | 1.23 | -29.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8766 | -28.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5311 | -39.4% |
| 1968 | -0.0587 | -111.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0662 | -212.7% |
| 1970 | -0.0754 | -213.9% |
| 1971 | -0.0377 | -49.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5655 | -1598.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1242 | -78.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2308 | +85.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0403 | -82.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1332 | +230.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3662 | +174.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1863 | -49.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7253 | +289.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1983 | -72.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9836 | +396.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1199 | -87.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3626 | +202.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1183 | -67.4% |
| 1985 | -0.2341 | -297.8% |
| 1986 | 0.136 | -158.1% |
| 1987 | -0.1888 | -238.9% |
| 1988 | -0.0242 | -87.2% |
| 1989 | -0.1649 | +580.4% |
| 1990 | -0.1171 | -29.0% |
| 1991 | -0.0651 | -44.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0572 | -187.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0297 | -48.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0839 | +182.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0786 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2172 | +176.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1906 | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1565 | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1171 | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1777 | +51.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1243 | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1151 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | -0.006 | -105.2% |
| 2004 | -0.036 | +501.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 | -109.1% |
| 2006 | -0.0207 | -734.2% |
| 2007 | -0.0858 | +314.3% |
| 2008 | -0.068 | -20.8% |
| 2009 | -0.0476 | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1028 | -316.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0746 | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0839 | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0438 | -47.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0226 | -48.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1386 | +514.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1233 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0695 | -43.7% |
| 2018 | -0.0151 | -121.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0531 | -451.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0307 | -157.9% |
| 2021 | -0.0412 | +34.1% |
| 2022 | -0.055 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | -0.0631 | +14.9% |
| 2024 | -0.0683 | +8.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's -0.0683 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's -0.0683 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0069. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +1598.2% | -0.0377 | 0.5655 |
| 1910 | +1556.7% | -0.0138 | 0.2006 |
| 1858 | -1086.3% | -0.0002 | -0.0029 |
| 2006 | -734.2% | 0.0033 | -0.0207 |
| 1989 | -580.4% | -0.0242 | -0.1649 |
| 2015 | +514.0% | 0.0226 | 0.1386 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.005 | -0.0047 | 0.0182 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.0185 | -0.027 | -0.0086 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.0485 | -0.0564 | -0.0364 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.068 | -0.0748 | -0.0596 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.0697 | -0.0861 | -0.0435 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.0281 | -0.0432 | -0.0138 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3687 | 0.2006 | 0.4143 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7492 | 0.6284 | 0.7787 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8803 | 0.8408 | 0.9016 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.87 | 1.42 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.86 | 1.8 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9998 | -0.0587 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2259 | -0.0754 | 0.7253 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1307 | -0.2341 | 0.9836 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0749 | -0.1171 | 0.2172 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0156 | -0.0858 | 0.1777 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0697 | -0.0151 | 0.1386 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0517 | -0.0683 | -0.0307 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Pakistan?
- Co2 land use per capita in Pakistan was -0.0683 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 1949.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2341 in 1985.
- How does Pakistan rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 402.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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