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-$, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 10th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0708 kilograms per international-$ | 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
- 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 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-$).