Cambodia vs Nepal: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cambodia
26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nepal
26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cambodia rank
96th
Nepal rank
95th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cambodia
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cambodia, a difference of 289,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Cambodia ranks 96th and Nepal ranks 95th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 723,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 878,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 154,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1860s | 767,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 914,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1870s | 829,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 960,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1880s | 890,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1890s | 955,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1900s | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1910s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1920s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1930s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 408,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1940s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 635,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1950s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1960s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1970s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1980s | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1990s | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 2000s | 6.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 2010s | 13.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 2020s | 25.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 802,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Cambodia or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cambodia and Nepal?
- 289,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Nepal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Nepal rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cambodia ranks 96th and Nepal ranks 95th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.