Nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Pakistan
Pakistan: Nitrous oxide emissions by sector was 60.64 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 60.64 million tonnes for nitrous oxide emissions by sector in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Pakistan peaked at 60.64 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.45 million tonnes, in 1990.
Pakistan ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.57 million tonnes | 22.45 million tonnes | 30.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.07 million tonnes | 31.20 million tonnes | 43.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.30 million tonnes | 42.65 million tonnes | 53.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.75 million tonnes | 54.83 million tonnes | 60.64 million tonnes | 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 nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Pakistan?
- Nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Pakistan was 60.64 million tonnes in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.64 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.45 million tonnes in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Pakistan ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide emissions by sector rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.