Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.2276 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2276 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 14.9%
World rank
85th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.48 tonnes per person
in 1972
All-time low
0.2276 tonnes per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nepal, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nepal is 0.2276 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nepal peaked at 3.48 tonnes per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2276 tonnes per person, in 2024.
That places Nepal 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.9386 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.8293 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1852 | 0.7722 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1853 | 0.7399 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1854 | 0.7181 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1855 | 0.698 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1856 | 0.682 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1857 | 0.6761 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.6674 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1859 | 0.6594 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1860 | 0.6621 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.6583 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 0.6556 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.6612 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 0.6608 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.6794 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1866 | 0.6728 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.6744 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.6708 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.6777 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 0.9014 tonnes per person | +33.0% |
| 1871 | 0.9877 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1872 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1873 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1874 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1875 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1876 | 1.19 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1877 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1879 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1880 | 1 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1881 | 0.9111 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1882 | 0.8627 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1883 | 0.8247 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1884 | 0.797 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1885 | 0.7766 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1886 | 0.7595 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1887 | 0.7453 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1888 | 0.734 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1889 | 0.7241 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1890 | 0.7762 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1891 | 0.7957 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1892 | 0.8047 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.8151 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 0.8211 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.8277 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.8344 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.841 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.8473 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.8505 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +66.5% |
| 1901 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1902 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1903 | 1.86 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1904 | 1.94 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1905 | 2.01 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1906 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1908 | 2.13 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 2.17 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 2.65 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1911 | 2.64 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1912 | 2.82 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1913 | 2.9 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1914 | 3.05 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1915 | 2.97 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1916 | 3.19 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1917 | 3.18 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1919 | 3.16 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1920 | 2.84 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1921 | 2.76 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1922 | 2.68 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1923 | 2.57 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1924 | 2.54 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 2.52 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 2.51 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 2.53 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 2.53 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 2.52 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1931 | 2.33 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1932 | 2.31 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1933 | 2.31 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 2.29 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1935 | 2.29 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 2.31 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 2.33 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 2.32 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1941 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1942 | 2.13 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1943 | 2.05 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1944 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1945 | 1.9 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1946 | 1.83 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1947 | 1.77 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1948 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1949 | 1.66 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1950 | 2.11 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 1951 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1952 | 2.33 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1953 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1954 | 2 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1956 | 1.96 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 1.78 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1958 | 1.83 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 1.6 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1960 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1961 | 1.58 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1964 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 1.61 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 3.02 tonnes per person | +110.8% |
| 1970 | 2 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 1971 | 2.99 tonnes per person | +49.6% |
| 1972 | 3.48 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 2.69 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1974 | 2.32 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 2.15 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 1.96 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.85 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 1.42 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9642 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9066 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8906 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8479 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8207 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8491 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7115 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 0.626 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5536 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8281 tonnes per person | +49.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5785 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7794 tonnes per person | +34.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7505 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7663 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8642 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8121 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8134 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7375 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7073 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7018 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6556 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6549 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5163 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3828 tonnes per person | -25.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2567 tonnes per person | -33.0% |
| 2014 | 0.236 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3599 tonnes per person | +52.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4058 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3908 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3126 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3239 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3233 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3127 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2926 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2674 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2276 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.2276 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182 tonnes per person, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.2276 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1565 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +110.8% | 1.43 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person |
| 1900 | +66.5% | 0.8505 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person |
| 2015 | +52.5% | 0.236 tonnes per person | 0.3599 tonnes per person |
| 1971 | +49.6% | 2 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person |
| 1998 | +49.6% | 0.5536 tonnes per person | 0.8281 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | +34.7% | 0.5785 tonnes per person | 0.7794 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7381 tonnes per person | 0.6594 tonnes per person | 0.9386 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6673 tonnes per person | 0.6556 tonnes per person | 0.6794 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.9014 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8137 tonnes per person | 0.7241 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8214 tonnes per person | 0.7762 tonnes per person | 0.8505 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.91 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.98 tonnes per person | 2.64 tonnes per person | 3.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.6 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 2.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.32 tonnes per person | 2.29 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.95 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 2.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.95 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.67 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.32 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.9642 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7613 tonnes per person | 0.5536 tonnes per person | 0.9066 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7588 tonnes per person | 0.6556 tonnes per person | 0.8642 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.384 tonnes per person | 0.236 tonnes per person | 0.6549 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2847 tonnes per person | 0.2276 tonnes per person | 0.3233 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nepal?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nepal was 0.2276 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 tonnes per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2276 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Nepal ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.