Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 2.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Pakistan is 2.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Pakistan peaked at 2.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1960.
Pakistan ranks 6th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Pakistan?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Pakistan was 2.4% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Pakistan ranks 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.