Share global methane emissions in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share global methane emissions was 2.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.48
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
7th
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.48
in 2024
All-time low
0.8066
in 1913
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global methane emissions in Pakistan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Pakistan is 2.48, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Pakistan peaked at 2.48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8066, in 1913.
That places Pakistan 7th out of 201 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.
Share global methane emissions in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.05 | — |
| 1851 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1864 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 1873 | 1.04 | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 1.03 | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 1.02 | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 1.01 | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.9978 | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 0.9908 | -0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.983 | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.9797 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.9766 | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.9728 | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.966 | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.9559 | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.9528 | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.9425 | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.9363 | -0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.9334 | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.9332 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.9269 | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.9192 | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.9146 | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.9079 | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.9008 | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.8899 | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.8815 | -0.9% |
| 1901 | 0.8768 | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 0.8735 | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.8631 | -1.2% |
| 1904 | 0.8608 | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.8546 | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 0.8458 | -1.0% |
| 1907 | 0.8304 | -1.8% |
| 1908 | 0.8342 | +0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.8273 | -0.8% |
| 1910 | 0.821 | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.8188 | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.8157 | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.8066 | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 0.8208 | +1.8% |
| 1915 | 0.8228 | +0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.8136 | -1.1% |
| 1917 | 0.8083 | -0.7% |
| 1918 | 0.8162 | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 0.832 | +1.9% |
| 1920 | 0.8153 | -2.0% |
| 1921 | 0.8396 | +3.0% |
| 1922 | 0.8328 | -0.8% |
| 1923 | 0.8166 | -1.9% |
| 1924 | 0.8172 | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.8194 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.8264 | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 0.8131 | -1.6% |
| 1928 | 0.8173 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.8091 | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.8173 | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.8336 | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 0.847 | +1.6% |
| 1933 | 0.8458 | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.8382 | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.8354 | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.8264 | -1.1% |
| 1937 | 0.8221 | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.8328 | +1.3% |
| 1939 | 0.83 | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.8253 | -0.6% |
| 1941 | 0.8386 | +1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.8557 | +2.0% |
| 1943 | 0.8655 | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 0.8796 | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 0.9149 | +4.0% |
| 1946 | 0.9203 | +0.6% |
| 1947 | 0.8979 | -2.4% |
| 1948 | 0.9085 | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 0.9235 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 0.9576 | +3.7% |
| 1951 | 0.9489 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.9454 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.9389 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.9315 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.9073 | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.9057 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.898 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.9043 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.8831 | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.8879 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.8924 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.8947 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9026 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.9053 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9006 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9047 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.907 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9181 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9034 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.879 | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8883 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8875 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8844 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9048 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9159 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9228 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9467 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9687 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9684 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9702 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.03 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.04 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.06 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.11 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.22 | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 1.22 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.24 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.27 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.27 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.31 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.34 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.36 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.37 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.42 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.45 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.51 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.54 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.55 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.57 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.63 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.65 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.66 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.68 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.76 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.78 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.83 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.89 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.85 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.87 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.99 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 2.04 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.08 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.13 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.15 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.19 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.23 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.35 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 2.38 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.37 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.44 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.48 | +1.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 2.48 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 19.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 2.48 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2639, 9.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.978 | 0.9528 | 1 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9204 | 0.8899 | 0.9425 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8548 | 0.8273 | 0.8815 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8176 | 0.8066 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8207 | 0.8091 | 0.8396 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8328 | 0.8173 | 0.847 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.883 | 0.8253 | 0.9235 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9221 | 0.8831 | 0.9576 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9017 | 0.8879 | 0.9181 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9167 | 0.879 | 0.9687 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 0.9702 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 | 1.27 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1.55 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 | 1.85 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.35 | 2.48 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Pakistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.32 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,790 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 136,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,885 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,684 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,876 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 142.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global methane emissions in Pakistan?
- Share global methane emissions in Pakistan was 2.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8066 in 1913.
- How does Pakistan rank for share global methane emissions?
- Pakistan ranks 7th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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