Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Pakistan
Pakistan: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.2377 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Pakistan, 1946–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Pakistan stood at 0.2377 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Pakistan peaked at 0.3926 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1946.
That places Pakistan 188th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0782 tonnes per person | 0.0501 tonnes per person | 0.1076 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1447 tonnes per person | 0.1136 tonnes per person | 0.1846 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1523 tonnes per person | 0.1447 tonnes per person | 0.1653 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2105 tonnes per person | 0.1647 tonnes per person | 0.2619 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3209 tonnes per person | 0.2691 tonnes per person | 0.3622 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3069 tonnes per person | 0.2646 tonnes per person | 0.3576 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.301 tonnes per person | 0.2503 tonnes per person | 0.3738 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3014 tonnes per person | 0.2352 tonnes per person | 0.3926 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 co₂ emissions by fuel type in Pakistan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Pakistan was 0.2377 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3926 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1946.
- How does Pakistan rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Pakistan ranks 188th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.