Greece vs Nepal: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Greece
56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nepal
58.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece rank
90th
Nepal rank
87th

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

  • Greece
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 58.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece, a difference of 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.

Greece ranks 90th and Nepal ranks 87th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and Nepal in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Nepal Difference Ahead
1850s 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 852,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nepal
1860s 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 113,607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nepal
1870s 10.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 915,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nepal
1880s 11.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 444,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1890s 12.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1900s 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nepal
1910s 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nepal
1920s 15.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nepal
1930s 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 682,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nepal
1940s 16.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nepal
1950s 24.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nepal
1960s 34.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1970s 57.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1980s 79.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1990s 108.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
2000s 125.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 77.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
2010s 90.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
2020s 60.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 58.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Greece or Nepal?
Nepal, at 58.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Greece and Nepal?
2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nepal?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Greece and Nepal rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Greece ranks 90th and Nepal ranks 87th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas 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

Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.