Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Nepal
Nepal: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector was 12.8 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 12.8 kilograms per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Nepal peaked at 15.38 kilograms per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.56 kilograms per person, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 146th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.66 kilograms per person | 2.56 kilograms per person | 6.33 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.36 kilograms per person | 4.81 kilograms per person | 7.73 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.69 kilograms per person | 7.55 kilograms per person | 15.38 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.98 kilograms per person | 4.49 kilograms per person | 12.8 kilograms per person | 4 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Nepal?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Nepal was 12.8 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.38 kilograms per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- Nepal ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.