Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Nepal

Nepal: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 15.71 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.71 kt
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
65th
of 225 countries
All-time high
19.28 kt
in 2020
All-time low
5.31 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Nepal, 1961–2023

5101520196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions in Nepal is 15.71 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Nepal peaked at 19.28 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.31 kt, in 1961.

That places Nepal 65th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Nepal, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 5.31 kt
1962 5.39 kt +1.4%
1963 5.51 kt +2.2%
1964 5.55 kt +0.8%
1965 5.63 kt +1.4%
1966 5.62 kt -0.2%
1967 5.74 kt +2.1%
1968 5.86 kt +2.2%
1969 5.98 kt +2.1%
1970 6.11 kt +2.2%
1971 6.26 kt +2.3%
1972 6.4 kt +2.4%
1973 6.63 kt +3.6%
1974 6.79 kt +2.4%
1975 7.01 kt +3.2%
1976 7.21 kt +2.8%
1977 7.43 kt +3.0%
1978 7.62 kt +2.6%
1979 7.69 kt +0.9%
1980 8.11 kt +5.4%
1981 8.21 kt +1.3%
1982 8.15 kt -0.7%
1983 8.61 kt +5.7%
1984 8.79 kt +2.1%
1985 8.88 kt +1.0%
1986 8.94 kt +0.7%
1987 9.28 kt +3.8%
1988 9.5 kt +2.4%
1989 9.84 kt +3.5%
1990 10.72 kt +8.9%
1991 10.65 kt -0.6%
1992 10.93 kt +2.6%
1993 10.75 kt -1.6%
1994 11.42 kt +6.2%
1995 11.77 kt +3.1%
1996 12.03 kt +2.2%
1997 12.25 kt +1.8%
1998 12.61 kt +3.0%
1999 12.31 kt -2.4%
2000 12.22 kt -0.8%
2001 12.29 kt +0.6%
2002 11.91 kt -3.0%
2003 11.84 kt -0.6%
2004 12.06 kt +1.8%
2005 12.15 kt +0.8%
2006 12.35 kt +1.6%
2007 12.68 kt +2.7%
2008 12.99 kt +2.4%
2009 13.69 kt +5.4%
2010 14.41 kt +5.2%
2011 15.25 kt +5.8%
2012 15.29 kt +0.3%
2013 16.26 kt +6.3%
2014 16.74 kt +3.0%
2015 16.87 kt +0.7%
2016 17.51 kt +3.8%
2017 17.31 kt -1.1%
2018 18.49 kt +6.8%
2019 18.67 kt +1.0%
2020 19.28 kt +3.3%
2021 19.23 kt -0.3%
2022 18.35 kt -4.6%
2023 15.71 kt -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.62 kt 5.31 kt 5.98 kt 9
1970s 6.92 kt 6.11 kt 7.69 kt 10
1980s 8.83 kt 8.11 kt 9.84 kt 10
1990s 11.54 kt 10.65 kt 12.61 kt 10
2000s 12.42 kt 11.84 kt 13.69 kt 10
2010s 16.68 kt 14.41 kt 18.67 kt 10
2020s 18.14 kt 15.71 kt 19.28 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 62 Malawi 17.65 kt compare
  2. 63 Madagascar 17.22 kt compare
  3. 64 Czechoslovakia 15.73 kt compare
  4. 66 Cameroon 15.71 kt compare
  5. 67 Finland 15.09 kt compare
  6. 68 Hungary 14.63 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Nepal?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Nepal was 15.71 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 19.28 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 5.31 kt in 1961.
How does Nepal rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Nepal ranks 65th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf