Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 59.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Pakistan, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Pakistan stood at 59.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Pakistan peaked at 69.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2007.
That places Pakistan 82nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.3% | — |
| 1991 | 68.8% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 66.8% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 65.8% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 65.4% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 63.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 63.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 62.2% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | -0.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 59.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 87% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 59.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.3%, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.4% | 62.2% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 58.3% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 59.4% | 60.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Pakistan?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Pakistan was 59.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Pakistan ranks 82nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.