Pakistan Key Figures
- Population:
- 221 million
- GDP growth rate:
- -0.9 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 63.7%
Data of the last year available: 2020
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 89.2 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 0.91 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 13.3%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Per capita consumption is about 0.53 toe, including 550 kWh of electricity (2020).
The country's total consumption has increased rapidly since 2014 (4%/year). The progression was more moderate between 2008 and 2013 (1.5%/year).
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
Biomass accounts for 33% of total energy consumption, gas for 28%, oil for 22%, coal and lignite for 12%, and primary electricity (hydro, nuclear, wind and solar) for 5% (2020).
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Crude Oil Production
Oil production has fluctuated around 4-5 Mt since 2014 (4.7 Mt in 2020). Production supplies just over 20% of the country's needs. Crude oil imports rebounded to 10.5 Mt in 2020, after two years at the minimum level (8.5 Mt in 2018 and 2019).
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Renewable in % Electricity Production
AEDB, Alternative Energy Development Board, is the national agency for the promotion of renewables.
A new Alternative and Renewable Energy (ARE) Policy was published in 2019, which includes a target of at least 20% of alternative and renewable energy (excluding hydroelectricity) in the power capacity in 2025 and 30% in 2030. With hydropower, this corresponds to a share of 60%. In 2020, Pakistan announced its intention to reach 27 GW of solar by 2047.
Interactive Chart Pakistan Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
In its updated 2021 NDC, Pakistan commits to cut its GHG emissions in 2030 by up to 50% relative to a BAU scenario (unconditional target of 15% and conditional target of 35%).
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion have increased rapidly since 2013, apart from a reduction in 2018 (6%/year over 2018-2020 and 8%/year over 2013-2018). Before that, they had remained stable over 2007-2013. In 2020, they reached around 200 MtCO2, a level about 4 times higher than in 1990.