Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Pakistan, 1946–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Pakistan stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 79 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1946.
Pakistan ranks 37th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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- 38 Kuwait 0.4% compare
- 39 Switzerland 0.3% compare
- 40 Greece 0.3% 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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Pakistan?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1946.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Pakistan ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.