Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Nepal
Nepal: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.2863 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Nepal, 1950–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Nepal stood at 0.2863 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Nepal peaked at 0.2863 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Nepal 182nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 0.013 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0259 tonnes per person | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 0.0349 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0562 tonnes per person | 0.0255 tonnes per person | 0.0814 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0793 tonnes per person | 0.0637 tonnes per person | 0.1091 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1635 tonnes per person | 0.1154 tonnes per person | 0.2462 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2676 tonnes per person | 0.2482 tonnes per person | 0.2863 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Nepal?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Nepal was 0.2863 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2863 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Nepal rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Nepal ranks 182nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.