Nepal vs South Sudan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Nepal
0.2%
in 2024
South Sudan
0.2%
in 2024
Nepal rank
65th
South Sudan rank
67th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Nepal
- South Sudan
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Sudan ahead.
Nepal ranks 65th and South Sudan ranks 67th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 12 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Nepal or South Sudan?
- Nepal, at 0.2% against 0.2% in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Nepal and South Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and South Sudan rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Nepal ranks 65th and South Sudan ranks 67th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.