China vs Nepal: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
China
0.093 tonnes per person
in 2022
Nepal
0.0876 tonnes per person
in 2022
China rank
25th
Nepal rank
28th
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- China
- Nepal
How they compare
China currently reports 0.093 tonnes per person against 0.0876 tonnes per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0054 tonnes per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 28th of 207 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1028 tonnes per person | 0.0719 tonnes per person | 0.0309 tonnes per person | China |
| 1970s | 0.1233 tonnes per person | 0.0673 tonnes per person | 0.056 tonnes per person | China |
| 1980s | 0.1429 tonnes per person | 0.0668 tonnes per person | 0.0761 tonnes per person | China |
| 1990s | 0.1597 tonnes per person | 0.0659 tonnes per person | 0.0938 tonnes per person | China |
| 2000s | 0.1564 tonnes per person | 0.074 tonnes per person | 0.0824 tonnes per person | China |
| 2010s | 0.127 tonnes per person | 0.0793 tonnes per person | 0.0477 tonnes per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.095 tonnes per person | 0.0888 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, China or Nepal?
- China, at 0.093 tonnes per person against 0.0876 tonnes per person in Nepal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between China and Nepal?
- 0.0054 tonnes per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nepal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do China and Nepal rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- China ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 28th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.