Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Pakistan
Pakistan: Methane emissions, per unit of GDP was 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
31st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 1960
All-time low
0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Pakistan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP for methane emissions, per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Pakistan peaked at 0.0113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Pakistan 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +50.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -35.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +50.7% | 0.0057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 28 Uganda 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Gabon 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Nepal 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Togo 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Nicaragua 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Yemen 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 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 methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Pakistan?
- Methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Pakistan was 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for methane emissions, per unit of gdp?
- Pakistan ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Methane emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.