Pakistan

Nitrogen Data Profile

150 Indicators 9 Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations 5 Data Sources
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Socio-economic Information

255M
Population
(2025)
407B$
GDP (current US$)
(2025)
1.6k$
GDP per capita (current US$)
(2025)
1.0%
Cropland Area (% of land area)
(2023)
30,995,000 ha
Cropland Area
(2023)
23.0%
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (% of GDP)
(2025)

N₂O Emissions by Sector

Indicators

Excess nitrogen per hectare of cropland single year 122 kg per hectare (2009)
Excess nitrogen from croplands single year 2.45 Mt (2009)
Share of global excess nitrogen from croplands single year 3.27 % (2009)
Value 175 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +30.7%
Value 5.64 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +29.6%
Which countries overapplied nitrogen without gains in crop yields? single year 22 % (2020)
Value 0.18 kg/person (2023)
Change since 1966
Value 3.37 kt (2020)
Change since 2000 +64.1%
Value 11.4 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +3.8%
Value 160 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +11524.3%
Total nitrogen inputs to crops single year 3.04 Mt (2009)
Nitrogen inputs per hectare of cropland single year 151 kg/ha (2009)
Value 123 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +8935.3%
Value 3.48 Mt (2023)
Change since 1961 +24904.6%
Value 160 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +472.9%
Value 542 t (2023)
Change since 1967 -85.7%
Value 15.4 kg/ person (2023)
Change since 1961 +1629.2%
Value 3.81 Mt (2023)
Change since 1961 +9042.7%
Value 123 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +8935.3%
Value 122 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +7147.1%
Value 1.16 Mt (2023)
Change since 1961 +698.5%
Value 37.3 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +691.6%
Value 44.3 g per $ (2023)
Change since 1961 +931.2%
Value 3.53 kt (2020)
Change since 2000 +56.0%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2012
Value 733 t (2024)
Change since 2022 +235.7%
Value 473 k$ (2024)
Change since 2022 +268.0%
Value 74.3 t (2024)
Change since 2003 +3063.0%
Value 143 k$ (2024)
Change since 2003 +7663.0%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2013
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2012
Value 6.87 kt (2024)
Change since 2003 +75.6%
Value 4.48 M$ (2024)
Change since 2003 +402.7%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2014
Value 31.3 kt (2023)
Change since 2003 +52.4%
Value 2 t (2016)
Change since 2003 -92.9%
Value 980 $ (2016)
Change since 2003 -75.7%
Value 167 kt (2024)
Change since 2003 +913.9%
Value 26.3 M$ (2024)
Change since 2003 +1764.9%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2013
Value 800 kt (2023)
Change since 2003 +114.5%
Value 54 t (2020)
Change since 2003 -88.9%
Value 15.6 k$ (2020)
Change since 2003 -86.1%
Value 835 kt (2023)
Change since 2003 +157.5%
Value 3.79 Mt N (2023)
Change since 1961 +7209.4%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2012
Value 51 t (2011)
Change since 2003 -98.8%
Value 18.4 k$ (2011)
Change since 2003 -98.0%
Value 4.16 kt (2024)
Change since 2003 -50.2%
Value 5.23 M$ (2024)
Change since 2003 +195.1%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2013
Value 45 kt (2023)
Change since 2003 -47.0%
Value 640 t (2006)
Change since 2005 +33.3%
Value 640 k$ (2006)
Change since 2005 +33.3%
Value 9.16 kt (2024)
Change since 2003 +45.1%
Value 9.11 M$ (2024)
Change since 2003 +947.2%
Value 21.3 kt (2023)
Change since 2003 -72.1%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2012
Value 2.85 kt (2024)
Change since 2003 +5162.3%
Value 891 k$ (2024)
Change since 2003 +9589.6%
Value 4.87 kt (2024)
Change since 2003 +236.3%
Value 2.37 M$ (2024)
Change since 2003 +364.2%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2013
Value 6.64 Mt (2023)
Change since 2003 +48.1%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2012
Value 60.1 k$ (2016)
Change since 2008 +33.0%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2013
Value 156 t (2016)
Change since 2008 +200.0%
Value 73.1 kt (2017)
Change since 2005 +48660.0%
Value 17 M$ (2017)
Change since 2005 +84417.7%
Value 173 kt (2024)
Change since 2003 +2156875.0%
Value 68.6 M$ (2024)
Change since 2003 +4339050.0%
Value 6.44 Mt (2023)
Change since 2003 +42.2%
Value 1.49 Mt (2023)
Change since 1961 +2562.0%
Value 491 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +248.2%
Value 15.8 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +245.2%
Value 612,234 kg/ha and ton (2023)
Change since 1961 +1747.4%
Value 19.8 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +1731.5%
Value 48.1 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +2539.3%
Value 1.66 Mt (2023)
Change since 1961 +523.1%
Value 724 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +369.2%
Value 53.4 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +517.8%
Value 23.4 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +365.2%
Value 26.7 % (2014)
Change since 1961 -47.2%
Value 52.2 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +540.1%
Value 60,640 Gt CO₂e (2023)
Change since 1990 +170.1%
Value 245 t CO₂e/person (2023)
Change since 1990 +26.8%
Value 0.0107 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -70.4%
Value 0.0371 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +130.4%
Value 1.26 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1325.8%
Value 0.0546 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -29.6%
Value 0.246 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +3511.8%
Value 2.89 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +407.4%
Value 0.0118 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -89.2%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -100.0%
Value 5.74 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +482.9%
Value 0.115 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +247.1%
Value 0.0537 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +203.4%
Value 0.14 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +199.1%
Value 0.253 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +94.7%
Value 0.0024 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -70.4%
Value 0.0084 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +133.3%
Value 0.284 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1326.6%
Value 0.0123 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -29.7%
Value 0.0553 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +3586.7%
Value 0.651 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +407.4%
Value 0.0026 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -89.5%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -100.0%
Value 1.29 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +482.9%
Value 13.2 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -70.1%
Value 45.5 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +131.0%
Value 1.55 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1324.6%
Value 66.9 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -29.7%
Value 301 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +3524.1%
Value 3.54 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +407.4%
Value 14.4 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -89.3%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -100.0%
Value 7.03 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +482.9%
Value 69.9 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +235.3%
Value 683 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -70.2%
Value 2.36 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +130.5%
Value 80.3 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1325.0%
Value 3.48 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -29.6%
Value 3.48 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -29.6%
Value 15.6 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +3520.7%
Value 184 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +407.4%
Value 749 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -89.3%
Value 0.191 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -98.8%
Value 365 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +482.9%
Value 2.25 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +232.4%
Value 59.5 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +452.2%
Value 154 % change (2024)
Change since 1991 +9219.2%
Value 71,433 Gt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1850 +3156.5%
Value 2.43 % (2024)
Change since 1850 +59.4%
N₂O from all sectors per capita single year 3.27 Mt CO2e/ person (2009)
Value 1.22 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +102.1%
Value 13.4 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +252.6%
Value 332 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +277.0%
Value 1.64 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +40.3%
Value 521 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +1126.4%
Value 880 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +554.0%
Value 2.62 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +361.9%
Value 255 M (2025)
Change since 1960 +458.4%
Value 407 B$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +10763.7%
Value 1.6 k$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +1845.7%
Value 0.953 % of land area (2023)
Change since 1961 +390.0%
Number of Public Policies (All Years) single year 9 policies (2018)
Value 0 policies (2018)
Change since 1905
Value 23 % of GDP (2025)
Change since 1960 -46.7%
Value 30,995,000 ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +0.9%

Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations

All policies are sourced from the INMS International Policy Database Visit Database