Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal
Nepal: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Nepal 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +90.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +56.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +30.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +22.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +17.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +11.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +90.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +56.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +30.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 109 Oman 0.1% compare
- 110 South Sudan 0.1% compare
- 112 Tunisia 0.1% compare
- 113 Moldova 0.1% compare
- 114 Burkina Faso 0.0% 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nepal?
- Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Nepal rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nepal ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).