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
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M194119822024

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

Indicator
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.