Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Nepal
70.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
80.06 million tonnes
in 2024
Nepal rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
83rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 80.06 million tonnes against 70.04 million tonnes in Nepal, a difference of 10.03 million tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nepal ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132,344 tonnes | 9.93 million tonnes | 9.80 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 758,313 tonnes | 10.48 million tonnes | 9.72 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.16 million tonnes | 10.68 million tonnes | 8.52 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5.25 million tonnes | 10.76 million tonnes | 5.51 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 12.56 million tonnes | 11.41 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 2010s | 24.56 million tonnes | 27.07 million tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 55.10 million tonnes | 68.32 million tonnes | 13.21 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 80.06 million tonnes against 70.04 million tonnes in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 10.03 million tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Nepal ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd 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.