France vs Nepal: Per capita methane emissions
France
0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nepal
0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
103rd
Nepal rank
105th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- France
- Nepal
How they compare
France currently reports 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 103rd and Nepal ranks 105th of 199 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1860s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1870s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1880s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1890s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1900s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1910s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1920s | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1930s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1940s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1950s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1960s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, France or Nepal?
- France, at 0.9438 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 France and Nepal?
- 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nepal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Nepal rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- France ranks 103rd 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.