Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal
Nepal: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal peaked at 0.2% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Nepal 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Nepal rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nepal ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.