Nepal vs World: Land-use change — Emissions Share

Nepal
3.05 %
in 2023
World
1.35 %
in 2023
Nepal rank
12th
World rank
12th

Land-use change — Emissions Share over time

  • Nepal
  • World
012345199020062023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 3.05 % against 1.35 % in World, a difference of 1.7 %.

That makes Nepal's figure about 2.3 times World's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 12th and World ranks 12th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal World Difference Ahead
1990s 1.8 % 2.38 % 0.578 % World
2000s 1.26 % 1.89 % 0.622 % World
2010s 2.04 % 1.72 % 0.32 % Nepal
2020s 1.73 % 1.01 % 0.7275 % Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions share, Nepal or World?
Nepal, at 3.05 % against 1.35 % in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions share between Nepal and World?
1.7 %, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nepal and World rank globally for land-use change — emissions share?
Nepal ranks 12th and World ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,018 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.