Per capita methane emissions in Pakistan
Pakistan: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
113th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1951
All-time low
0.7218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2001
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Pakistan stood at 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Pakistan peaked at 0.9471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.7218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2001.
Pakistan ranks 113th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 110 Peru 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 111 Montenegro 0.923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 112 Lithuania 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 114 Tanzania 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 115 Ethiopia 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 116 Dominica 0.8818 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 methane emissions in Pakistan?
- Per capita methane emissions in Pakistan was 0.9098 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 methane emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1951.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2001.
- How does Pakistan rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Pakistan ranks 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.