Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita was 356.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Nepal, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Nepal stood at 356.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Nepal peaked at 376.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1995 and was at its lowest, 181.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 1982.
That places Nepal 7th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 247.74 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 181.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 294.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 274.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 192.48 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 376.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 230.24 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 197.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 271.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.82 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 271.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 350.39 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 342.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 321.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 367.9 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 4 New Caledonia 376.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 5 Chad 364.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 6 Congo 361.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 8 Comoros 349.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 9 Gambia 348.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 10 Iraq 347.57 grams of CO₂ 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 carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Nepal?
- Carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Nepal was 356.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 376.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1995.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 181.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1982.
- How does Nepal rank for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Nepal ranks 7th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.