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Carbon intensity of the economy — Pakistan

Carbon intensity of the economy in Pakistan in 2022 — 0.161 kg/$. Ranked 60 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 22%.

2022 0.161 kg/$ −15.71% vs 2021
World rank 60of 164
Period maximum 0.248 kg/$1963
Period minimum 0.132 kg/$1950

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Pakistan, 1950–20220.10.150.20.2519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.132 kg/$1952: 0.178 kg/$1954: 0.164 kg/$1956: 0.19 kg/$1958: 0.208 kg/$1960: 0.23 kg/$1962: 0.229 kg/$1964: 0.237 kg/$1966: 0.224 kg/$1968: 0.246 kg/$1970: 0.206 kg/$1972: 0.187 kg/$1974: 0.191 kg/$1976: 0.186 kg/$1978: 0.189 kg/$1980: 0.202 kg/$1982: 0.203 kg/$1984: 0.209 kg/$1986: 0.209 kg/$1988: 0.218 kg/$1990: 0.234 kg/$1992: 0.22 kg/$1994: 0.236 kg/$1996: 0.239 kg/$1998: 0.231 kg/$2000: 0.226 kg/$2002: 0.219 kg/$2004: 0.211 kg/$2006: 0.201 kg/$2008: 0.198 kg/$2010: 0.183 kg/$2012: 0.171 kg/$2014: 0.157 kg/$2016: 0.167 kg/$2018: 0.175 kg/$2020: 0.179 kg/$2022: 0.161 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.029 (+21.97%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 0.161 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South Asia computed 0.242 kg/$
Southern Asia computed 0.264 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.161 −0.03 −15.71%
2021 0.191 +0.012 +6.7%
2020 0.179 +0.016 +9.82%
2019 0.163 −0.012 −6.86%
2018 0.175 −0.015 −7.89%
2017 0.19 +0.023 +13.77%
2016 0.167 +0.024 +16.78%
2015 0.143 −0.014 −8.92%
2014 0.157 −0.004 −2.48%
2013 0.161 −0.01 −5.85%
2012 0.171 −0.006 −3.39%
2011 0.177 −0.006 −3.28%
2010 0.183 −0.008 −4.19%
2009 0.191 −0.007 −3.54%
2008 0.198 −0.008 −3.88%
2007 0.206 +0.005 +2.49%
2006 0.201 −0.002 −0.99%
2005 0.203 −0.008 −3.79%
2004 0.211 +0.003 +1.44%
2003 0.208 −0.011 −5.02%
2002 0.219 −0.002 −0.9%
2001 0.221 −0.005 −2.21%
2000 0.226 +0 +0%
1999 0.226 −0.005 −2.16%
1998 0.231 −0.002 −0.86%
1997 0.233 −0.006 −2.51%
1996 0.239 +0.017 +7.66%
1995 0.222 −0.014 −5.93%
1994 0.236 +0.008 +3.51%
1993 0.228 +0.008 +3.64%
1992 0.22 +0.003 +1.38%
1991 0.217 −0.017 −7.26%
1990 0.234 +0.017 +7.83%
1989 0.217 −0.001 −0.46%
1988 0.218 +0.005 +2.35%
1987 0.213 +0.004 +1.91%
1986 0.209 −0.003 −1.42%
1985 0.212 +0.003 +1.44%
1984 0.209 +0.004 +1.95%
1983 0.205 +0.002 +0.99%
1982 0.203 +0.002 +1%
1981 0.201 −0.001 −0.5%
1980 0.202 +0.005 +2.54%
1979 0.197 +0.008 +4.23%
1978 0.189 −0.002 −1.05%
1977 0.191 +0.005 +2.69%
1976 0.186 −0.013 −6.53%
1975 0.199 +0.008 +4.19%
1974 0.191 +0.006 +3.24%
1973 0.185 −0.002 −1.07%
1972 0.187 −0.007 −3.61%
1971 0.194 −0.012 −5.83%
1970 0.206 −0.018 −8.04%
1969 0.224 −0.022 −8.94%
1968 0.246 +0.017 +7.42%
1967 0.229 +0.005 +2.23%
1966 0.224 −0.014 −5.88%
1965 0.238 +0.001 +0.42%
1964 0.237 −0.011 −4.44%
1963 0.248 +0.019 +8.3%
1962 0.229 +0.005 +2.23%
1961 0.224 −0.006 −2.61%
1960 0.23 +0.03 +15%
1959 0.2 −0.008 −3.85%
1958 0.208 +0.02 +10.64%
1957 0.188 −0.002 −1.05%
1956 0.19 +0.025 +15.15%
1955 0.165 +0.001 +0.61%
1954 0.164 −0.001 −0.61%
1953 0.165 −0.013 −7.3%
1952 0.178 +0.009 +5.33%
1951 0.169 +0.037 +28.03%
1950 0.132 — —

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LK Sri Lanka 0.072 BD Bangladesh 0.119 PK Pakistan 0.161 NP Nepal 0.183 AF Afghanistan 0.191 IN India 0.27 IR Iran 0.488
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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