Brazil vs Nepal: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Brazil
0.2404 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nepal
0.2697 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
72nd
Nepal rank
70th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Brazil
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.2697 tonnes per person against 0.2404 tonnes per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0293 tonnes per person.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 72nd and Nepal ranks 70th of 179 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0905 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0866 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.1107 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 0.1037 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.2242 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.2137 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.2729 tonnes per person | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 0.2501 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.2783 tonnes per person | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.249 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.3202 tonnes per person | 0.0764 tonnes per person | 0.2439 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.2719 tonnes per person | 0.2229 tonnes per person | 0.049 tonnes per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Brazil or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.2697 tonnes per person against 0.2404 tonnes per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Brazil and Nepal?
- 0.0293 tonnes per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nepal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Nepal rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Brazil ranks 72nd and Nepal ranks 70th 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 from coal. 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.