Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Nepal
232.10 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
209.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Nepal rank
126th
Papua New Guinea rank
128th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 232.10 million tonnes against 209.71 million tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 22.39 million tonnes.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nepal ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 201,154 tonnes | 507,097 tonnes | 305,944 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.14 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.84 million tonnes | 11.07 million tonnes | 7.23 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 8.74 million tonnes | 29.20 million tonnes | 20.46 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 20.48 million tonnes | 51.09 million tonnes | 30.60 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 46.84 million tonnes | 85.21 million tonnes | 38.38 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 98.82 million tonnes | 138.71 million tonnes | 39.89 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 195.93 million tonnes | 193.07 million tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Nepal, at 232.10 million tonnes against 209.71 million tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 22.39 million tonnes, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Nepal ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.