Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Nepal, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Nepal is 0.1835 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 108.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Nepal peaked at 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
That places Nepal 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0051 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0036 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0069 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0153 kilograms per international-$ | 0.008 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0326 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0241 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0331 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0255 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0434 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0587 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0294 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0859 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0647 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0512 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0779 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.118 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0841 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1687 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1781 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1704 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 85 Botswana 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 86 Turkey 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 87 Israel 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 89 Slovenia 0.1834 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 90 Benin 0.183 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 91 Belgium 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ 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: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Nepal?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Nepal was 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Nepal rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Nepal ranks 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).