Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nepal
Nepal: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 1.59 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nepal, 1990–2023
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nepal is 1.59 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 718.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nepal peaked at 1.59 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0585 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places Nepal 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0585 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0746 tonnes per person | +27.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0822 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0881 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0962 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1232 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1287 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1337 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0882 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1257 tonnes per person | +42.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1085 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1543 tonnes per person | +42.2% |
| 2002 | 0.139 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0885 tonnes per person | -36.3% |
| 2004 | 0.163 tonnes per person | +84.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1732 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1698 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1883 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2398 tonnes per person | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1246 tonnes per person | -48.1% |
| 2010 | 0.153 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1667 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1719 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1946 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2271 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2056 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3136 tonnes per person | +52.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3861 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 1.31 tonnes per person | +239.3% |
| 2019 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.59 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 | +239.3% | 0.3861 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0999 tonnes per person | 0.0585 tonnes per person | 0.1337 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1549 tonnes per person | 0.0885 tonnes per person | 0.2398 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4353 tonnes per person | 0.153 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 92 Philippines 1.84 tonnes per person compare
- 93 El Salvador 1.78 tonnes per person compare
- 94 India 1.77 tonnes per person compare
- 96 Guatemala 1.4 tonnes per person compare
- 97 Tajikistan 1.25 tonnes per person compare
- 98 Senegal 1.05 tonnes per person 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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nepal?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nepal was 1.59 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0585 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Nepal ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 718.0%. 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.