https://doi.org/10.52131/jee.2022.0301.0025 50 iRASD Journal of Energy & Environment Volume 3, Number 1, 2022, Pages 50 - 60 Journal Homepage: https://journals.internationalrasd.org/index.php/jee Sectoral Growth, Exports, and Energy Consumption: A Case of Pakistan Komal Urooj 1 , Muhammad Ali Zafar 2 1 MPhil Scholar, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Email: komalurooj03@gmail.com 2 MPhil Scholar, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Email: aliizaffaar@gmail.com ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article History: Received: May 08, 2022 Revised: June 24, 2022 Accepted: June 28, 2022 Available Online: June 30, 2022 Economic Growth is a prominent factor to affect the energy consumption of Pakistan. This study tends to explore the influence of GDP growth of sectoral growth, agricultural, industrial, and service sector on the level of energy consumption fossil fuel in Pakistan from 1990 to 2019 long period of time. The data was obtained from WDI (World Development Indicators). ARDL (Auto Regressive Distributive Lag Model) econometric model was designed to look into the impacts of fossil fuel or energy consumption on Pakistan’s economic growth in both the short and long run. Results revealed the negative effect of energy consumption or fossil fuel use on the industry, personal expenditures, and exports of goods and the positive impact on agriculture and services, and the model is significant. These results showed that economic expansion plays an important role in increasing energy consumption in Pakistan. Keywords: Sectoral growth Energy consumption Fossil fuel Economic growth Pakistan JEL Classification Codes: O47, Q41, R11 Funding: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. © 2022 The Authors, Published by iRASD. This is an Open Access Article under the Creative Common Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 Corresponding Author’s Email: komalurooj03@gmail.com Citation: Urooj, K., & Zafar, M. A. (2022). Sectoral Growth, Exports, and Energy Consumption: A Case of Pakistan. IRASD Journal of Energy & Environment, 3(1), 50–60. https://doi.org/10.52131/jee.2022.0301.0025 1. Introduction The agriculture sector has significantly contributed to Pakistan’s economy as it is the main and dominant sector in Pakistan. The energy demand is much higher, so traditional sources of energy production are used for the growing energy demand. Such things become critical for the growth and development of the country. A suitable stock of energy is inevitable for the fulfillment of the needs of the country. Energy is necessary to reduce poverty. Energy is necessary for the services sector and agriculture services. Sectoral growth will raise the energy demand. In agriculture, we need the energy to run tube wells and tractors. In the industrial sector, energy is used in production activities. Services sectors use energy in different forms. Energy is essential as an engine in the economic expansion of a country in the long run. Energy conservation might hinder economic expansion. Energy production and use are crucial for a nation's economic development. Abundant use of energy resources is essential for a country's economic growth. The investor's return can be increased by maximizing the utilization of energy resources. Due to the rise in sectorial growth, per capita income increases, increasing energy demand. Coal is