Share global food emissions in Nepal
Nepal: Share global food emissions was 0.2144 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share global food emissions in Nepal, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Nepal is 0.2144, 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 global food emissions in Nepal peaked at 0.4826 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2023, 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 global food emissions in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4665 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4644 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4577 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4677 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4658 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4675 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4707 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4443 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4634 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4787 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4826 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3795 | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3522 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3735 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3541 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3599 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2032 | -43.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2023 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2185 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.228 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2264 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.227 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2435 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2396 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2428 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2144 | -11.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.2144 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1588, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.2144 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1612, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global food emissions 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% | 0.3599 | 0.2032 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4647 | 0.4443 | 0.4787 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3154 | 0.2023 | 0.4826 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2323 | 0.2144 | 0.2435 | 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 global food emissions in Nepal?
- Share global food emissions in Nepal was 0.2144 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4826 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2023 in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for share global food emissions?
- Nepal ranks 68th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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