Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Pakistan, 1946–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Pakistan stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Pakistan peaked at 0.7% in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1970.
That places Pakistan 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 79 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Pakistan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1949.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1970.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Pakistan ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.