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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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