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
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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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.