Nepal vs New Caledonia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Nepal
70.04 million tonnes
in 2024
New Caledonia
65.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Nepal rank
86th
New Caledonia rank
87th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Nepal
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 70.04 million tonnes against 65.65 million tonnes in New Caledonia, a difference of 4.39 million tonnes.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Nepal ranks 86th and New Caledonia ranks 87th of 179 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132,344 tonnes | 10.32 million tonnes | 10.19 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 758,313 tonnes | 15.32 million tonnes | 14.56 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 2.16 million tonnes | 18.11 million tonnes | 15.95 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 5.25 million tonnes | 22.43 million tonnes | 17.18 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 12.56 million tonnes | 28.09 million tonnes | 15.53 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 24.56 million tonnes | 40.96 million tonnes | 16.40 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 55.10 million tonnes | 60.24 million tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Nepal or New Caledonia?
- Nepal, at 70.04 million tonnes against 65.65 million tonnes in New Caledonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Nepal and New Caledonia?
- 4.39 million tonnes, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and New Caledonia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and New Caledonia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Nepal ranks 86th and New Caledonia ranks 87th 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.