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

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  • New Caledonia
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.