South Asia · Lower middle income · 2023

Pakistan: large EDGAR inventory · 534 MtCO₂e

In 2023, Pakistan emitted 534 MtCO₂e (2.27 t per person, 1.44 t per $1K GDP) - agriculture led at 51% and methane dominated the gas mix at 49%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.

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Corpus placement

Pakistan ranks #3 / 51 by GDP intensity in 2023 but only #48 of 51 by per-capita emissions — a carbon-intensive economy that hasn't yet translated into a high per-person total.

#16 / 51
Absolute Mt rank
#48 / 51
Per-capita rank
#3 / 51
GDP intensity rank

According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.

F
Emissions Performance Score
37/100
Pakistan · 2023 EDGAR data

Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.

Per-capita emissions A+
2.27 t/person
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ population, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
GDP intensity F
1.44 t/$1K GDP
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ GDP, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
Methane share F
49%
Share of the gas mix that is CH4 (AR6 GWP100 ≈ 27.9× CO2, short-lived but potent)
Emissions trend F
+434%
Change from the first to the latest EDGAR-tracked year for this country

EDGAR inventory roll

Roll PAK · 2023 534 Mt · 2.27 t per person

Pakistan sits in the upper absolute-Mt tercile among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (534 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.

  • ABS 534 Mt
  • PC 2.27 t
  • INT 1.44
  • RANK-A #16 / 51
  • RANK-P #48 / 51
  • RANK-I #3 / 51
  • SECTOR 51% Agriculture
  • GAS 49% Methane
  • PHOTO Vietnam
  • BOOK 51 econ

Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Vietnam (525 Mt · Δ 9 Mt vs Pakistan)

Absolute-Mt neighbourhood

2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Pakistan

1. Turkey6082. Australia5723. Pakistan5344. Vietnam5255. South Africa522

Year-to-year inventory change

What changed between 2022 and 2023

2022 → 2023
  • Pakistan's methane total rose from 246.5 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 259.2 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +12.7 MtCO₂e (+5.1%).
  • Pakistan's agriculture total rose from 258.2 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 270.1 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +11.9 MtCO₂e (+4.6%).
  • Pakistan's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total fell from 537.7 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 534 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −3.69 MtCO₂e (−0.7%).

Arithmetic differences between two inventory years in one stored EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, not a second source release, a forecast, or a policy verdict.

Trends Inventory CSV

Pakistan ranks #3 / 51 by GDP intensity in 2023 but only #48 of 51 by per-capita emissions — a carbon-intensive economy that hasn't yet translated into a high per-person total. How we place countries.

Pakistan vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total

Where Pakistan's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)

534 Top 31% more MtCO₂e than 69% of 51 economies

Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more economies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023

Pakistan 2023 emissions by IPCC sector

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Agriculture2702. Industry923. Energy494. Transport455. Buildings326. Waste257. Fugitive emissions19
0%100%51%
Agriculture share of 2023 total

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023

Pakistan emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)

Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0

0100200300400500600 197019771984199119982005201220192023 534
Reported annual emissions for Pakistan, 1970 to 2023 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)

Source: EU EDGAR (Joint Research Centre) As of 1970–2023

Pakistan 2023 gas inventory, methane-weighted

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Methane259.22. Carbon dioxide200.53. Nitrous oxide61.64. Fluorinated gases12.7

Methane-heavy profile

Absolute inventory signature

Pakistan's absolute inventory is the standout: 534 MtCO₂e puts it in the upper Mt tercile among tracked EDGAR economies (≥524.6 Mt).

Pakistan's 2023 total of 534 MtCO₂e carries an unusually high methane share (49% of CO₂e). That pattern usually marks agriculture- and fuel-system methane alongside CO₂ from energy, not a CO₂-only industrial ledger. Within South Asia, it ranks #2 of 3 economies on a per-person basis.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for PAK exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.

Other South Asia economies in EDGAR

Methodology

Pakistan (PAK) is in the upper third of live EDGAR country mass (534 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.

FAQ

How much CO₂-equivalent did Pakistan emit in 2023?

Pakistan's 2023 total is 534 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

How do Pakistan's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?

Pakistan ranks #16 of 51 by absolute total and #48 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #3.

Why is methane prominent in Pakistan's inventory?

Methane contributes about 49% of Pakistan's 2023 CO₂e total, above the rough one-sixth global average, which usually signals agriculture, waste, or fugitive fuel emissions in the EDGAR breakdown.

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.