Afghanistan vs Nepal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Afghanistan
62.91 million tonnes
in 2024
Nepal
70.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
89th
Nepal rank
86th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Afghanistan
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 70.04 million tonnes against 62.91 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 7.12 million tonnes.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 89th and Nepal ranks 86th of 179 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.71 million tonnes | 132,344 tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 5.61 million tonnes | 758,313 tonnes | 4.85 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 9.49 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 7.32 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 11.79 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 6.53 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 12.79 million tonnes | 12.56 million tonnes | 224,389 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 31.69 million tonnes | 24.56 million tonnes | 7.13 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 55.49 million tonnes | 55.10 million tonnes | 382,400 tonnes | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Afghanistan or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 70.04 million tonnes against 62.91 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Afghanistan and Nepal?
- 7.12 million tonnes, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Afghanistan ranks 89th and Nepal ranks 86th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.