Nepal vs United States: Methane emissions by sector

Nepal
720,000 tonnes
in 2023
United States
860,000 tonnes
in 2023
Nepal rank
21st
United States rank
20th

Methane emissions by sector over time

  • Nepal
  • United States
01.0M2.0M3.0M199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 860,000 tonnes against 720,000 tonnes in Nepal, a difference of 140,000 tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

Nepal ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
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Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.