Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nepal
Nepal: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nepal, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nepal is 0.2%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nepal peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.
Nepal ranks 68th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -43.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -11.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -43.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nepal?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nepal was 0.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Nepal ranks 68th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.