Consumption-based carbon intensity in Nepal
Nepal: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.4814 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Nepal, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Nepal stood at 0.4814 kilograms per international-$. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 531.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Nepal peaked at 0.4814 kilograms per international-$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0465 kilograms per international-$, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 10th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0465 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.0574 kilograms per international-$ | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0626 kilograms per international-$ | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0665 kilograms per international-$ | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0689 kilograms per international-$ | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0874 kilograms per international-$ | +26.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0895 kilograms per international-$ | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0587 kilograms per international-$ | -34.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0816 kilograms per international-$ | +39.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0677 kilograms per international-$ | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0927 kilograms per international-$ | +37.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0848 kilograms per international-$ | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0528 kilograms per international-$ | -37.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0942 kilograms per international-$ | +78.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0983 kilograms per international-$ | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0939 kilograms per international-$ | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1017 kilograms per international-$ | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1232 kilograms per international-$ | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0617 kilograms per international-$ | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0729 kilograms per international-$ | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0772 kilograms per international-$ | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0762 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0831 kilograms per international-$ | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0917 kilograms per international-$ | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0813 kilograms per international-$ | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ | +52.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1398 kilograms per international-$ | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4419 kilograms per international-$ | +216.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3918 kilograms per international-$ | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4157 kilograms per international-$ | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4533 kilograms per international-$ | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4814 kilograms per international-$ | +6.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.4814 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2262 kilograms per international-$, 2.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based carbon intensity in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +216.1% | 0.1398 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4419 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0708 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0465 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0895 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0871 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0528 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1232 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1579 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0729 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4419 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4502 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4157 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4814 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 7 Ukraine 0.5438 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 8 Kuwait 0.5288 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 0.5255 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 11 Mozambique 0.4714 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 12 Oman 0.4578 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4487 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Nepal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,890 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,588 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 699.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,263 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,590 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.76 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based carbon intensity in Nepal?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Nepal was 0.4814 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4814 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0465 kilograms per international-$ in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Nepal ranks 10th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 531.6%. 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).