Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Nepal
Nepal: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.3% in 2100. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Nepal, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Nepal stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Nepal peaked at 0.5% in 1700 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1939.
That places Nepal 65th out of 234 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 318 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More climate change data for Nepal
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions and population in Nepal?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Nepal was 0.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1700.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1939.
- How does Nepal rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Nepal ranks 65th out of 234 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.