Pakistan Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
525,882,471
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0.70%
increase
Global Share
0.99%
Per Capita
2.36
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Pakistan were 525,882,471 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0.7% over the previous year, representing an increase by 3,672,462 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 522,210,009 tons.
- Per capita: 2.36 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Pakistan accounts for 0.99% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 525,882,471 | 203,988,261 | 250,901,720 | 59,451,968 | 11,540,522 | 2.36 | 0.7% | 0.99% |
| 2023 | 522,210,009 | 208,889,513 | 244,260,802 | 58,207,966 | 10,851,728 | 2.38 | −2.87% | 0.99% |
| 2022 | 537,656,336 | 235,372,548 | 234,840,795 | 57,281,926 | 10,161,066 | 2.49 | 2.03% | 1.0% |
| 2021 | 526,951,710 | 229,136,567 | 231,419,773 | 56,921,230 | 9,474,140 | 2.48 | 3.07% | 1.0% |
| 2020 | 511,264,218 | 222,599,688 | 224,311,337 | 55,581,970 | 8,771,223 | 2.45 | 7.39% | 1.0% |
| 2019 | 476,090,849 | 198,840,735 | 216,369,526 | 52,791,510 | 8,089,078 | 2.33 | 0.59% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 473,292,763 | 202,312,397 | 210,767,627 | 52,793,153 | 7,419,585 | 2.36 | −0.82% | 0.94% |
| 2017 | 477,201,033 | 213,295,842 | 205,190,100 | 52,048,950 | 6,666,141 | 2.42 | 5.1% | 0.96% |
| 2016 | 454,030,451 | 196,797,635 | 199,410,660 | 51,779,514 | 6,042,642 | 2.35 | 7.19% | 0.93% |
| 2015 | 423,572,318 | 178,284,145 | 194,589,493 | 45,287,572 | 5,411,108 | 2.24 | 2.7% | 0.87% |
| 2014 | 412,434,666 | 169,202,704 | 190,512,593 | 47,748,444 | 4,970,925 | 2.22 | 4.08% | 0.85% |
| 2013 | 396,269,888 | 160,798,942 | 184,535,001 | 46,320,188 | 4,615,758 | 2.18 | 3.79% | 0.82% |
| 2012 | 381,795,935 | 157,110,011 | 176,314,425 | 43,892,524 | 4,478,975 | 2.15 | 1.1% | 0.80% |
| 2011 | 377,643,785 | 155,239,307 | 172,788,671 | 45,244,785 | 4,371,022 | 2.17 | 2.3% | 0.81% |
| 2010 | 369,146,232 | 155,656,618 | 165,521,711 | 43,662,562 | 4,305,341 | 2.16 | −1.77% | 0.81% |
| 2009 | 375,795,179 | 160,075,280 | 166,477,717 | 44,958,990 | 4,283,192 | 2.25 | 2.92% | 0.87% |
| 2008 | 365,142,638 | 156,377,033 | 162,800,759 | 41,831,319 | 4,133,526 | 2.23 | 0.43% | 0.84% |
| 2007 | 363,581,222 | 161,964,627 | 156,492,960 | 41,158,705 | 3,964,930 | 2.27 | 6.58% | 0.84% |
| 2006 | 341,148,375 | 145,311,002 | 153,517,944 | 38,459,377 | 3,860,052 | 2.17 | 6.89% | 0.81% |
| 2005 | 319,164,850 | 133,920,954 | 143,219,618 | 38,365,215 | 3,659,063 | 2.07 | 2.67% | 0.78% |
| 2004 | 310,878,836 | 131,439,742 | 139,246,835 | 37,105,245 | 3,087,014 | 2.06 | 6.88% | 0.78% |
| 2003 | 290,865,304 | 117,497,613 | 135,715,964 | 35,052,645 | 2,599,082 | 1.97 | 3.93% | 0.76% |
| 2002 | 279,876,886 | 113,331,255 | 130,819,568 | 33,597,623 | 2,128,439 | 1.93 | 1.9% | 0.77% |
| 2001 | 274,661,922 | 113,976,603 | 126,124,131 | 32,852,077 | 1,709,111 | 1.94 | 1.23% | 0.76% |
| 2000 | 271,331,948 | 111,889,856 | 125,741,372 | 32,419,081 | 1,281,639 | 1.96 | 2.29% | 0.76% |
| 1999 | 265,270,034 | 109,579,280 | 122,969,243 | 31,882,066 | 839,445 | 1.96 | 5.24% | 0.76% |
| 1998 | 252,065,320 | 100,057,798 | 120,643,100 | 30,708,435 | 655,986 | 1.91 | 2.22% | 0.73% |
| 1997 | 246,587,624 | 99,105,809 | 116,632,928 | 30,267,125 | 581,762 | 1.91 | 2.68% | 0.71% |
| 1996 | 240,162,326 | 96,168,777 | 114,094,266 | 29,376,704 | 522,579 | 1.91 | 4.2% | 0.70% |
| 1995 | 230,476,181 | 91,874,569 | 109,186,193 | 28,962,813 | 452,607 | 1.88 | 5.23% | 0.69% |
| 1994 | 219,020,949 | 85,585,441 | 105,962,859 | 26,937,150 | 535,499 | 1.83 | 2.35% | 0.67% |
| 1993 | 213,985,961 | 83,293,724 | 104,230,863 | 25,814,899 | 646,475 | 1.83 | 6.03% | 0.66% |
| 1992 | 201,807,698 | 74,911,034 | 100,866,096 | 25,216,374 | 814,194 | 1.77 | 5.76% | 0.63% |
| 1991 | 190,819,295 | 68,126,004 | 97,987,733 | 23,783,012 | 922,546 | 1.72 | 1.03% | 0.59% |
| 1990 | 188,877,421 | 65,640,462 | 98,846,899 | 23,396,095 | 993,965 | 1.75 | 3.27% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 182,902,493 | 63,466,155 | 95,389,349 | 23,068,214 | 978,775 | 1.75 | 5% | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 174,195,944 | 58,723,852 | 92,802,442 | 21,798,740 | 870,910 | 1.72 | 4.43% | 0.56% |
| 1987 | 166,804,159 | 54,535,138 | 90,191,751 | 21,208,005 | 869,265 | 1.7 | 5.7% | 0.55% |
| 1986 | 157,811,157 | 47,146,195 | 88,780,616 | 21,069,367 | 814,980 | 1.66 | 9.55% | 0.53% |
| 1985 | 144,049,480 | 43,938,367 | 80,367,866 | 18,978,556 | 764,690 | 1.56 | 6.21% | 0.49% |
| 1984 | 135,624,839 | 39,868,974 | 77,409,234 | 17,688,866 | 657,765 | 1.52 | 3.37% | 0.47% |
| 1983 | 131,200,852 | 37,881,724 | 75,484,511 | 17,298,347 | 536,270 | 1.52 | 3.26% | 0.47% |
| 1982 | 127,054,595 | 35,496,066 | 73,842,793 | 17,183,226 | 532,510 | 1.52 | 5.51% | 0.46% |
| 1981 | 120,422,260 | 31,608,806 | 71,951,600 | 16,338,510 | 523,345 | 1.49 | 4.72% | 0.43% |
| 1980 | 114,994,389 | 29,032,587 | 69,351,074 | 16,060,357 | 550,370 | 1.47 | 1.68% | 0.40% |
| 1979 | 113,093,808 | 27,119,071 | 69,499,488 | 16,035,564 | 439,685 | 1.5 | 4.5% | 0.39% |
| 1978 | 108,224,215 | 25,128,009 | 67,762,258 | 15,001,423 | 332,525 | 1.48 | 4.16% | 0.39% |
| 1977 | 103,898,370 | 23,934,767 | 65,750,111 | 13,948,412 | 265,080 | 1.46 | 4.77% | 0.38% |
| 1976 | 99,171,414 | 22,503,801 | 63,122,512 | 13,344,881 | 200,220 | 1.44 | 1.29% | 0.37% |
| 1975 | 97,908,817 | 23,578,161 | 61,557,507 | 12,643,195 | 129,955 | 1.47 | 4.97% | 0.38% |
| 1974 | 93,273,286 | 21,281,648 | 59,900,176 | 11,961,507 | 129,955 | 1.44 | 3.34% | 0.37% |
| 1973 | 90,262,323 | 20,048,720 | 58,557,101 | 11,526,546 | 129,955 | 1.43 | 3.29% | 0.36% |
| 1972 | 87,383,205 | 18,841,315 | 57,281,572 | 11,130,363 | 129,955 | 1.42 | 2.44% | 0.36% |
| 1971 | 85,305,584 | 18,092,722 | 56,182,181 | 10,900,725 | 129,955 | 1.43 | 1.29% | 0.37% |
| 1970 | 84,222,458 | 17,857,388 | 55,468,756 | 10,766,359 | 129,955 | 1.45 | – | 0.36% |
See also
- Pakistan CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Pakistan
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).