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
010.0M20.0M30.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.