Ethiopia vs Nepal: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Ethiopia
17.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Nepal
18.78 million tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
94th
Nepal rank
92nd
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 18.78 million tonnes against 17.84 million tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 938,800 tonnes.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 94th and Nepal ranks 92nd of 215 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 214,999 tonnes | 43,235 tonnes | 171,764 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 784,842 tonnes | 173,307 tonnes | 611,535 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 1.50 million tonnes | 335,002 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 2.06 million tonnes | 673,393 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.86 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 987,988 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 5.12 million tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 11.78 million tonnes | 8.55 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 17.40 million tonnes | 17.17 million tonnes | 231,680 tonnes | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Ethiopia or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 18.78 million tonnes against 17.84 million tonnes in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 938,800 tonnes, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 94th and Nepal ranks 92nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.