Energy consumption in Pakistan

The most important figure in the energy balance of Pakistan is the total consumption of

103.49 billion kWh

of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 447 kWh.

Pakistan can completely be self-sufficient with domestically produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 120 bn kWh, also 116 percent of own requirements. The rest of the domestically produced energy is either exported into other countries or unused. Along with pure consumption, the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources, such as natural gas or crude oil are also used.

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Energy Balance

Electricity	total	Pakistan per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	103.49 bn kWh	447.25 kWh	11,744.38 kWh
Production	120.40 bn kWh	520.29 kWh	12,198.66 kWh
Import	487.00 m kWh	2.10 kWh	185.15 kWh
75.4% of the country's population (as of 2020) has access to electricity. In rural areas, the share was 60.8%
Crude Oil	Barrel/day	Pakistan per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	493,400.00 bbl	0.002 bbl	0.062 bbl
Production	100,700.00 bbl	0.000 bbl	0.054 bbl
Import	198,400.00 bbl	0.001 bbl	0.023 bbl
Export	7,800.00 bbl	0.000 bbl	0.006 bbl

In 2021 there were still 540.00 m barrels of recoverable but not yet used crude oil reserves in the currently known deposits of Pakistan. Worldwide, there are still proved oil reserves totaling around 1.7 tn billion barrels. Pakistan therefore has a share of 0.032% and ranks 47th out of 211 countries with crude oil reserves.

Natural Gas	Cubic meters	Pakistan per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	48.39 bn m³	209.12 m³	2,583.79 m³
Production	38.06 bn m³	164.46 m³	2,914.02 m³
Import	10.74 bn m³	46.43 m³	239.57 m³
Export	0.00 m³	0.00 m³	567.66 m³

CO₂ emissions

	CO₂ emissions in 2019	Pakistan per capita	USA per capita
total	190.57 m t	0.85 t	14.52 t
› of which diesel + gasoline	67.79 bn t	303.59 t	7,179.51 t
› of which natural gas	78.61 bn t	352.05 t	5,073.94 t
› of which coal	47.47 bn t	212.58 t	3,246.58 t

Development of CO₂ emissions from 1960 to 2019 in million tons
See also: CO₂ equivalents by country

Production capacities per energy source

The given production capacities for electric energy have a theoretical value, which can only be obtained under ideal conditions. They are measuring the generatable amount of energy, that would be reached under permanent and full use of all capacities of all power plants.

In practice this isn't possible, because e.g. solar collectors are less efficient under clouds. Also wind- and water-power plants are not always operating under full load. All these values are only useful in relation to other energy sources or countries.

Energy source	total in Pakistan	Percentage in Pakistan	Percentage USA	per capita in Pakistan	per capita USA
Fossil fuels	193.06 bn kWh	55,2 %	59,9 %	834.30 kWh	2.06 kWh
Nuclear power	28.68 bn kWh	8,2 %	19,5 %	123.94 kWh	0.67 kWh
Solar energy	3.50 bn kWh	1,0 %	3,2 %	15.11 kWh	0.11 kWh
Wind power	9.79 bn kWh	2,8 %	8,3 %	42.32 kWh	0.29 kWh
Water power	111.57 bn kWh	31,9 %	7,0 %	482.14 kWh	0.24 kWh
Tidal Power Plants	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	0,0 %	0.00 kWh	0.00 kWh
Geothermics	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	0,4 %	0.00 kWh	0.01 kWh
Biomass	2.80 bn kWh	0,8 %	1,7 %	12.09 kWh	0.06 kWh

Usage of renewable energies

Renewable energy includes wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources. This means all energy sources that renew themselves within a short time or are permanently available. Energy from hydropower is only partly a renewable energy. This is certainly the case with river or tidal power plants. Otherwise, numerous dams or reservoirs also produce mixed forms, e.g. by pumping water into their reservoirs at night and recovering energy from them during the day when there is an increased demand for electricity. Since it is not possible to clearly determine the amount of generated energy, all energy from hydropower is displayed separately.

In 2019, renewable energy accounted for around 43.4 percent of actual total consumption in Pakistan. The following chart shows the percentage share from 1990 to 2019:

Greenhouse gases emissions by countryMethane and CO₂ are the main greenhouse gases. This list names the biggest polluters by country.

Global warming by continentsAvg. temperatures from 1950 to 2023. Increased in Europe and North America - Antarctic colder again.

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