Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Nepal
Nepal: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
163rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1918
All-time low
1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2012
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas 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
Nepal recorded 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Nepal peaked at 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1918 and was at its lowest, 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2012.
That places Nepal 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 160 Moldova 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 161 Tuvalu 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 162 Tajikistan 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Niger 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 165 Madagascar 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 166 Senegal 1.91 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Nepal?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Nepal was 1.98 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 greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1918.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2012.
- How does Nepal rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Nepal ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.