Consumption based carbon intensity in Nepal
Nepal: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.4814 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Consumption based carbon intensity in Nepal, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption based carbon intensity in Nepal stood at 0.4814. 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 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0465, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0465 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0574 | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0626 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0665 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0689 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0874 | +26.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0888 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0895 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0587 | -34.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0816 | +39.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0677 | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0927 | +37.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0848 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0528 | -37.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0942 | +78.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0983 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0939 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1017 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1232 | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0617 | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0729 | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0772 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0762 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0831 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0917 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0813 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1236 | +52.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1398 | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4419 | +216.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3918 | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4157 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4533 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4814 | +6.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.4814 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2262, 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 | 0.4419 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0708 | 0.0465 | 0.0895 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0871 | 0.0528 | 0.1232 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1579 | 0.0729 | 0.4419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4502 | 0.4157 | 0.4814 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4814 in 2022.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0465 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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