Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal
Nepal: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.8609 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
Nepal recorded 0.8609 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal peaked at 3.5 tonnes per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.482 tonnes per person, in 2013.
Nepal ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.96 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.34 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 3.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8448 tonnes per person | 0.6673 tonnes per person | 0.9435 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8731 tonnes per person | 0.8032 tonnes per person | 0.9736 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6905 tonnes per person | 0.482 tonnes per person | 0.8343 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8665 tonnes per person | 0.8381 tonnes per person | 0.8853 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal was 0.8609 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 including land-use change recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 tonnes per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.482 tonnes per person in 2013.
- How does Nepal rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nepal ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.