Methane emissions in Pakistan

Pakistan emitted 250.9 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Pakistan, 2024 250.9 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +2.7% 2023: 244.3 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 7th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Pakistan over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period PakistanWorld
2024 250.9 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 244.3 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 234.8 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 231.4 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 224.3 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 216.4 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 210.8 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 205.2 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 199.4 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 194.6 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 190.5 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 184.5 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 176.3 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 172.8 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 165.5 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 166.5 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 162.8 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 156.5 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 153.5 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 143.2 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 139.2 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 135.7 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 130.8 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 126.1 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 125.7 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.7% from 244.3 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 190.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +31.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Pakistan has the 7th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Pakistan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database