Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Nepal
Nepal: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions was 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
161st
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Nepal, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Nepal stood at 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Nepal peaked at 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Nepal ranks 161st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 158 Senegal 0.9651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 159 Vanuatu 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 160 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 162 Togo 0.8664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 163 Cameroon 0.816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Myanmar 0.7934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Nepal?
- Per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Nepal was 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Nepal rank for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Nepal ranks 161st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.