Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Nepal
Nepal: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 24.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 24.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Nepal peaked at 36.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2003.
That places Nepal 208th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 22.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 36.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 22.73 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 25.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 22.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 24.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 205 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 206 Albania 25.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 207 Paraguay 24.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 209 Costa Rica 24.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 210 Bhutan 23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 211 Ethiopia 23.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Nepal
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 29.62 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 19.84 million (2025)
- Urban population 67.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.6332 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 232.10 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.6332 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.6332 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Nepal?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Nepal was 24.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Nepal ranks 208th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.