Nepal vs Panama: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Nepal
2.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Panama
2.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nepal rank
65th
Panama rank
63rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Nepal
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.33 billion tonnes against 2.24 billion tonnes in Nepal, a difference of 86.71 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 65th and Panama ranks 63rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 9 and Panama in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.77 million tonnes | 17.32 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1860s | 49.10 million tonnes | 47.60 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1870s | 90.54 million tonnes | 75.45 million tonnes | 15.09 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1880s | 138.97 million tonnes | 107.55 million tonnes | 31.42 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1890s | 178.58 million tonnes | 155.41 million tonnes | 23.17 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1900s | 249.06 million tonnes | 227.28 million tonnes | 21.77 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1910s | 383.05 million tonnes | 320.38 million tonnes | 62.67 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1920s | 536.26 million tonnes | 419.39 million tonnes | 116.86 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1930s | 665.57 million tonnes | 587.70 million tonnes | 77.86 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1940s | 790.98 million tonnes | 857.10 million tonnes | 66.12 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1950s | 949.16 million tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 232.04 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1960s | 1.12 billion tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 339.64 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 231.07 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 188.59 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 2.01 billion tonnes | 186.70 million tonnes | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.01 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | 186.37 million tonnes | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.16 billion tonnes | 2.30 billion tonnes | 137.99 million tonnes | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.23 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 97.72 million tonnes | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Nepal or Panama?
- Panama, at 2.33 billion tonnes against 2.24 billion tonnes in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Nepal and Panama?
- 86.71 million tonnes, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Panama?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Panama rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Nepal ranks 65th and Panama ranks 63rd of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.