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
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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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.