Nepal vs Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Nepal
0.8609 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.7183 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
169th
Zimbabwe rank
171st
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Nepal
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.8609 tonnes per person against 0.7183 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1426 tonnes per person.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Nepal ranks 169th and Zimbabwe ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.96 tonnes per person | 6.95 tonnes per person | 5 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes per person | 5.11 tonnes per person | 3.42 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.34 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | 2.72 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 4.68 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.8448 tonnes per person | 5.32 tonnes per person | 4.47 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.8731 tonnes per person | 4.08 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.6905 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.6334 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.8665 tonnes per person | 0.6995 tonnes per person | 0.167 tonnes per person | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Nepal or Zimbabwe?
- Nepal, at 0.8609 tonnes per person against 0.7183 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Nepal and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1426 tonnes per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zimbabwe?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nepal ranks 169th and Zimbabwe ranks 171st of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.