India vs Nepal: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

India
7.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Nepal
6.75 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
58th
Nepal rank
61st

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • India
  • Nepal
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How they compare

India currently reports 7.55 million tonnes against 6.75 million tonnes in Nepal, a difference of 796,370 tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 58th and Nepal ranks 61st of 197 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nepal Difference Ahead
1850s 160.45 million tonnes 3.26 million tonnes 157.19 million tonnes India
1860s 107.16 million tonnes 3.04 million tonnes 104.12 million tonnes India
1870s 103.94 million tonnes 5.30 million tonnes 98.64 million tonnes India
1880s 112.85 million tonnes 4.01 million tonnes 108.84 million tonnes India
1890s 112.27 million tonnes 4.17 million tonnes 108.11 million tonnes India
1900s 100.76 million tonnes 10.02 million tonnes 90.75 million tonnes India
1910s 100.93 million tonnes 16.04 million tonnes 84.89 million tonnes India
1920s 385.43 million tonnes 13.91 million tonnes 371.52 million tonnes India
1930s 472.36 million tonnes 12.39 million tonnes 459.97 million tonnes India
1940s 503.09 million tonnes 12.87 million tonnes 490.22 million tonnes India
1950s 724.64 million tonnes 17.82 million tonnes 706.81 million tonnes India
1960s 392.91 million tonnes 18.72 million tonnes 374.19 million tonnes India
1970s 276.50 million tonnes 31.53 million tonnes 244.97 million tonnes India
1980s 208.69 million tonnes 20.19 million tonnes 188.51 million tonnes India
1990s 141.54 million tonnes 16.53 million tonnes 125.00 million tonnes India
2000s 122.23 million tonnes 19.73 million tonnes 102.50 million tonnes India
2010s 156.62 million tonnes 10.65 million tonnes 145.97 million tonnes India
2020s 42.29 million tonnes 8.39 million tonnes 33.90 million tonnes India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, India or Nepal?
India, at 7.55 million tonnes against 6.75 million tonnes in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between India and Nepal?
796,370 tonnes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do India and Nepal rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
India ranks 58th and Nepal ranks 61st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.