Consumption-based carbon intensity in Pakistan
Pakistan: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.186 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Pakistan, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Pakistan is 0.186 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Pakistan peaked at 0.2428 kilograms per international-$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1698 kilograms per international-$, in 2015.
Pakistan ranks 85th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2315 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2193 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2428 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2262 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2098 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2369 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.192 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1698 kilograms per international-$ | 0.218 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1999 kilograms per international-$ | 0.186 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2136 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 82 Honduras 0.195 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 83 Bangladesh 0.1936 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 84 United Kingdom 0.1922 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 86 El Salvador 0.1857 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 87 Turkey 0.1854 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 88 Ghana 0.1853 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Pakistan?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Pakistan was 0.186 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2428 kilograms per international-$ in 1996.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1698 kilograms per international-$ in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Pakistan ranks 85th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).