Nitrous oxide emissions in Pakistan

Pakistan emitted 59.45 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Pakistan, 2024 59.45 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +2.1% 2023: 58.21 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 7th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide 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.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period PakistanWorld
2024 59.45 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 58.21 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 57.28 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 56.92 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 55.58 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 52.79 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 52.79 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 52.05 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 51.78 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 45.29 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 47.75 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 46.32 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 43.89 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 45.24 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 43.66 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 44.96 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 41.83 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 41.16 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 38.46 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 38.37 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 37.11 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 35.05 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 33.60 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 32.85 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 32.42 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.1% from 58.21 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 47.75 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +24.5%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Pakistan has the 7th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 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.N2O.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