Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Nepal
26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka
27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nepal rank
95th
Sri Lanka rank
92nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nepal, a difference of 836,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 10 and Sri Lanka in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 878,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 443,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 434,921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1860s | 914,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 499,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1870s | 960,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 555,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 404,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1880s | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 586,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 431,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1890s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 668,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 397,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1900s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 788,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 335,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1910s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 916,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 331,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1920s | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1930s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 430,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1940s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 369,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1950s | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 15.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 24.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 836,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Nepal ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd 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.