Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 9.37 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Pakistan is 9.37 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Pakistan peaked at 9.37 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5 kt, in 1961.
Pakistan ranks 11th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.5 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1.56 kt | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 1.64 kt | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 1.72 kt | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 1.81 kt | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 1.9 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 1.98 kt | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 2.07 kt | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 2.14 kt | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 2.14 kt | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.16 kt | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.3 kt | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 2.36 kt | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2.43 kt | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 2.41 kt | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.52 kt | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 2.55 kt | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.72 kt | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 2.71 kt | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 2.65 kt | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.69 kt | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 2.89 kt | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 3 kt | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 3.17 kt | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 3.22 kt | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 3.34 kt | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 3.52 kt | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 3.51 kt | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.04 kt | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 3.94 kt | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 4.05 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 4.31 kt | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 4.49 kt | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 4.6 kt | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.8 kt | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 4.93 kt | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 5.04 kt | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 5.17 kt | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 5.2 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.19 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.3 kt | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 5.36 kt | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.47 kt | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.62 kt | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 5.76 kt | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.99 kt | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.2 kt | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.44 kt | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 6.51 kt | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.57 kt | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.56 kt | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.77 kt | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 7.08 kt | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 7.41 kt | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 7.69 kt | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.93 kt | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 8.17 kt | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 8.4 kt | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.56 kt | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 8.72 kt | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 8.96 kt | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 9.16 kt | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.37 kt | +2.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 9.37 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.527 kt, 17.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 9.37 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.794 kt, 11.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 kt | 1.5 kt | 2.14 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.43 kt | 2.14 kt | 2.72 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2 kt | 2.65 kt | 4.04 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.65 kt | 3.94 kt | 5.2 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.78 kt | 5.19 kt | 6.51 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.51 kt | 6.56 kt | 8.56 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.05 kt | 8.72 kt | 9.37 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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 waste — emissions in Pakistan?
- Waste — emissions in Pakistan was 9.37 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.37 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 kt in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for waste — emissions?
- Pakistan ranks 11th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf