IPPU — Emissions per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.15 t CO2eq/cap for ippu — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.06 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Pakistan ranks 135th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.15 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1 t CO2eq/cap, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.15 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.51 t CO2eq/cap, 29% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.087 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.114 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 132 Djibouti 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 132 Mauritania 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 132 Paraguay 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 135 Philippines 0.15 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 137 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.14 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 137 Cuba 0.14 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 137 Honduras 0.14 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 ippu — emissions per capita in Pakistan?
- Ippu — emissions per capita in Pakistan was 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 135th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.