Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0294 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0294 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.032 kt per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.0223 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0294 kt per square kilometre for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 0.032 kt per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0223 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nepal 13th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0223 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0223 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0223 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0228 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0242 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0246 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0252 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0254 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0257 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0257 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0274 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0282 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0285 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0273 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0292 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0297 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0297 kt per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0281 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0307 kt per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.031 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0309 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.031 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0318 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.032 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.031 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0316 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0316 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0319 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0315 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0317 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0317 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0318 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0303 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0306 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0313 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0291 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0304 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0292 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0318 kt per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0305 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0302 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0296 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0294 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 44.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0294 kt per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0475 kt per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | 0.0223 kt per square kilometre | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0252 kt per square kilometre | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0278 kt per square kilometre | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | 0.0297 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | 0.032 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0313 kt per square kilometre | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | 0.0319 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | 0.0318 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0299 kt per square kilometre | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | 0.0302 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 10 Indonesia 0.0319 kt per square kilometre compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 0.0299 kt per square kilometre compare
- 12 Guinea 0.0296 kt per square kilometre compare
- 14 Japan 0.0236 kt per square kilometre compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 0.0233 kt per square kilometre compare
- 16 Pakistan 0.0185 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Nepal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,890 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,588 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 699.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,263 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,590 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.76 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Nepal?
- Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Nepal was 0.0294 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.032 kt per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 13th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.