Share of global methane emissions in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of global methane emissions was 2.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global methane emissions in Pakistan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global methane emissions in Pakistan is 2.5%, 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 of global methane emissions in Pakistan peaked at 2.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 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 methane emissions in Pakistan?
- Share of global methane emissions in Pakistan was 2.5% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1913.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Pakistan ranks 7th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.