emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0876 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Nepal, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0876 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0901 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0654 tonnes per person, in 1993.
Nepal ranks 28th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0807 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0781 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0756 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0732 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0709 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0685 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0681 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0679 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0679 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0671 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0676 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0676 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0673 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0671 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0671 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0674 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0673 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0671 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.067 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0673 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0671 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0662 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0666 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0667 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0666 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0662 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0664 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0663 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0657 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0654 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0656 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0655 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0654 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0655 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0656 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0715 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0715 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0723 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0728 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0743 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0753 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0763 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0777 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0781 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0798 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0818 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0686 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0745 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0768 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0775 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0802 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0827 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0857 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0851 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0901 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0886 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0876 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0876 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0876 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0835 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0719 tonnes per person | 0.0679 tonnes per person | 0.0807 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0673 tonnes per person | 0.0671 tonnes per person | 0.0676 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0668 tonnes per person | 0.0662 tonnes per person | 0.0673 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0659 tonnes per person | 0.0654 tonnes per person | 0.0675 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.074 tonnes per person | 0.0705 tonnes per person | 0.0781 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0793 tonnes per person | 0.0686 tonnes per person | 0.0857 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0888 tonnes per person | 0.0876 tonnes per person | 0.0901 tonnes per person | 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Nepal?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Nepal was 0.0876 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0901 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0654 tonnes per person in 1993.
- How does Nepal rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 28th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.