Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Pakistan
Pakistan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.2386 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Pakistan is 0.2386 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Pakistan peaked at 0.3619 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1946.
Pakistan ranks 87th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0155 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0503 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 0.087 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1006 tonnes per person | 0.0689 tonnes per person | 0.1233 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1594 tonnes per person | 0.1402 tonnes per person | 0.1865 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.214 tonnes per person | 0.199 tonnes per person | 0.229 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3191 tonnes per person | 0.2348 tonnes per person | 0.3619 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3104 tonnes per person | 0.2931 tonnes per person | 0.3392 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.261 tonnes per person | 0.2386 tonnes per person | 0.2834 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 from gas in Pakistan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Pakistan was 0.2386 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 from gas recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3619 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1946.
- How does Pakistan rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Pakistan ranks 87th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.