Nepal vs Spain: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Nepal
0.2697 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
0.2358 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
70th
Spain rank
73rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Nepal
- Spain
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.2697 tonnes per person against 0.2358 tonnes per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0339 tonnes per person.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Spain ahead.
Nepal ranks 70th and Spain ranks 73rd of 179 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.007 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0764 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.9606 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.2229 tonnes per person | 0.3003 tonnes per person | 0.0774 tonnes per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Nepal or Spain?
- Nepal, at 0.2697 tonnes per person against 0.2358 tonnes per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Nepal and Spain?
- 0.0339 tonnes per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Spain rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Nepal ranks 70th and Spain ranks 73rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.