Chile vs Nepal: Per capita methane emissions
Chile
0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nepal
0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chile rank
104th
Nepal rank
105th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Chile
- Nepal
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Chile ranks 104th and Nepal ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 8 and Nepal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1860s | 0.9825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1870s | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1880s | 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1890s | 0.9576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1900s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1910s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1920s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1940s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1950s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Chile or Nepal?
- Chile, at 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Chile and Nepal?
- 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Nepal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Nepal rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Chile ranks 104th and Nepal ranks 105th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.