Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Nepal
Nepal: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 80.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Nepal, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Nepal stood at 80.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Nepal peaked at 113.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2015.
Nepal ranks 51st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112.7% | 112.3% | 113.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 85.4% | 112.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 80.1% | 83.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Nepal?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Nepal was 80.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 113.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2015.
- How does Nepal rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Nepal ranks 51st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.