Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan

Pakistan: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
19th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1904
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1904.

That places Pakistan 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1860s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1870s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
1880s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
1890s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
1900s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
1910s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
1920s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
1930s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
1940s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
1950s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
1960s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
1970s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 16 Australia 1.1% compare
  2. 17 Vietnam 1.1% compare
  3. 18 South Africa 1.0% compare
  4. 20 Thailand 0.8% compare
  5. 21 Argentina 0.8% compare
  6. 22 Iraq 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan?
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Pakistan was 0.9% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1904.
How does Pakistan rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
Pakistan ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.