Per capita methane emissions in Nepal
Nepal: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
105th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1939
All-time low
0.8898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2006
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Nepal peaked at 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1939 and was at its lowest, 0.8898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2006.
That places Nepal 105th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 102 Eswatini 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 103 France 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 104 Chile 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 106 Vietnam 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 107 Andorra 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 108 Panama 0.9368 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 methane emissions in Nepal?
- Per capita methane emissions in Nepal was 0.9411 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 methane emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1939.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2006.
- How does Nepal rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Nepal ranks 105th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.