Nepal vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Nepal
2.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
2.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nepal rank
65th
Spain rank
68th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Nepal
- Spain
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 2.24 billion tonnes against 2.03 billion tonnes in Spain, a difference of 213.14 million tonnes.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
Nepal ranks 65th and Spain ranks 68th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.77 million tonnes | 139.98 million tonnes | 121.21 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1860s | 49.10 million tonnes | 356.83 million tonnes | 307.73 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1870s | 90.54 million tonnes | 530.21 million tonnes | 439.67 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1880s | 138.97 million tonnes | 665.12 million tonnes | 526.15 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1890s | 178.58 million tonnes | 826.53 million tonnes | 647.96 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 249.06 million tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | 801.39 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 383.05 million tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | 932.92 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 536.26 million tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 665.57 million tonnes | 2.09 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 790.98 million tonnes | 2.40 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 949.16 million tonnes | 2.58 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.12 billion tonnes | 2.74 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 2.84 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 2.75 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 2.58 billion tonnes | 756.81 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.01 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 345.61 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.16 billion tonnes | 2.17 billion tonnes | 12.02 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.23 billion tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | 179.63 million tonnes | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Nepal or Spain?
- Nepal, at 2.24 billion tonnes against 2.03 billion tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Nepal and Spain?
- 213.14 million tonnes, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Nepal ranks 65th and Spain ranks 68th 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.