India vs Nepal: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
India
1.77 tonnes per person
in 2023
Nepal
1.59 tonnes per person
in 2023
India rank
94th
Nepal rank
95th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
India currently reports 1.77 tonnes per person against 1.59 tonnes per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 94th and Nepal ranks 95th of 120 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7576 tonnes per person | 0.0999 tonnes per person | 0.6577 tonnes per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.9792 tonnes per person | 0.1549 tonnes per person | 0.8243 tonnes per person | India |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes per person | 0.4353 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | India |
| 2020s | 1.62 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 0.1752 tonnes per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, India or Nepal?
- India, at 1.77 tonnes per person against 1.59 tonnes per person in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between India and Nepal?
- 0.18 tonnes per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Nepal rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- India ranks 94th and Nepal ranks 95th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.