Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Pakistan
Pakistan: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 0.8893 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.8893 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Pakistan peaked at 1.14 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.569 tonnes per person, in 1991.
That places Pakistan 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6338 tonnes per person | 0.569 tonnes per person | 0.686 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7921 tonnes per person | 0.6792 tonnes per person | 0.8954 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8833 tonnes per person | 0.7835 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.8893 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Pakistan?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Pakistan was 0.8893 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.569 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Pakistan rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Pakistan ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.