Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan
Pakistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
168th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1950
All-time low
1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan is 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan peaked at 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Pakistan ranks 168th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 165 Madagascar 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 166 Senegal 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 167 Montenegro 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 169 Sierra Leone 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 170 Ethiopia 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 171 Zimbabwe 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan was 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Pakistan rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Pakistan ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.