Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 156.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 156.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Nepal peaked at 156.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.31 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 82nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.61 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 35.31 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 54.10 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 57.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 80.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 84.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 130.92 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 142.28 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 127.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 156.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 79 Panama 171.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 80 Croatia 171.22 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 81 Tunisia 160.75 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 83 Uganda 153.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 84 Cameroon 147.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 85 Turkmenistan 147.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Nepal?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Nepal was 156.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 156.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.31 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Nepal ranks 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.