Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Pakistan
Pakistan: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 153.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Pakistan, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 153.8% for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Pakistan peaked at 153.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 1991.
That places Pakistan 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | -0.9% | 24.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 27.2% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 67.5% | 118.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 139.9% | 126.9% | 153.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More environment data for Pakistan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 63.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 19,990 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,522 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 6.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.92 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 699 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 84.34 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 30,690 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Pakistan?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Pakistan was 153.8% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 153.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 1991.
- How does Pakistan rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Pakistan ranks 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.