Share global ghg emissions in Nepal
Nepal: Share global ghg emissions was 0.1081 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1081
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
87th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2287
in 1919
All-time low
0.0916
in 2012
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global ghg emissions in Nepal, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Nepal is 0.1081, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Nepal peaked at 0.2287 in 1919 and was at its lowest, 0.0916, in 2012.
That places Nepal 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share global ghg emissions in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.221 | — |
| 1851 | 0.2086 | -5.6% |
| 1852 | 0.2 | -4.1% |
| 1853 | 0.1968 | -1.6% |
| 1854 | 0.1922 | -2.4% |
| 1855 | 0.1887 | -1.8% |
| 1856 | 0.1862 | -1.3% |
| 1857 | 0.1841 | -1.1% |
| 1858 | 0.1826 | -0.8% |
| 1859 | 0.1796 | -1.6% |
| 1860 | 0.1883 | +4.8% |
| 1861 | 0.1923 | +2.1% |
| 1862 | 0.1948 | +1.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1953 | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.1926 | -1.4% |
| 1865 | 0.1961 | +1.8% |
| 1866 | 0.1942 | -1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.1948 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1942 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1937 | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.1949 | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 0.197 | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 0.1936 | -1.7% |
| 1873 | 0.1934 | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.1961 | +1.4% |
| 1875 | 0.1954 | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.1959 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.1948 | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 0.1953 | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.1937 | -0.8% |
| 1880 | 0.1766 | -8.8% |
| 1881 | 0.1711 | -3.1% |
| 1882 | 0.1653 | -3.4% |
| 1883 | 0.1606 | -2.8% |
| 1884 | 0.1592 | -0.9% |
| 1885 | 0.1581 | -0.7% |
| 1886 | 0.1572 | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.1539 | -2.1% |
| 1888 | 0.1508 | -2.0% |
| 1889 | 0.1497 | -0.8% |
| 1890 | 0.1446 | -3.4% |
| 1891 | 0.1423 | -1.6% |
| 1892 | 0.1428 | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.143 | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.1405 | -1.7% |
| 1895 | 0.1394 | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.1385 | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.1362 | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 0.1347 | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1315 | -2.3% |
| 1900 | 0.1538 | +16.9% |
| 1901 | 0.1609 | +4.6% |
| 1902 | 0.1661 | +3.2% |
| 1903 | 0.1656 | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.1677 | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 0.1681 | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.1675 | -0.4% |
| 1907 | 0.1635 | -2.3% |
| 1908 | 0.1669 | +2.0% |
| 1909 | 0.1667 | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1852 | +11.1% |
| 1911 | 0.1889 | +2.0% |
| 1912 | 0.1954 | +3.5% |
| 1913 | 0.1959 | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 0.2079 | +6.1% |
| 1915 | 0.2104 | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 0.2148 | +2.1% |
| 1917 | 0.2134 | -0.6% |
| 1918 | 0.2181 | +2.2% |
| 1919 | 0.2287 | +4.8% |
| 1920 | 0.198 | -13.4% |
| 1921 | 0.1994 | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 0.1929 | -3.3% |
| 1923 | 0.1791 | -7.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1796 | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.1774 | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 0.1776 | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 0.1723 | -3.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1719 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.1671 | -2.8% |
| 1930 | 0.167 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1713 | +2.6% |
| 1932 | 0.1754 | +2.4% |
| 1933 | 0.175 | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 0.1687 | -3.6% |
| 1935 | 0.1672 | -0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.162 | -3.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1588 | -2.0% |
| 1938 | 0.163 | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 0.1605 | -1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.1547 | -3.6% |
| 1941 | 0.1519 | -1.8% |
| 1942 | 0.1532 | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 0.1524 | -0.5% |
| 1944 | 0.1527 | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 0.1635 | +7.0% |
| 1946 | 0.1601 | -2.1% |
| 1947 | 0.1544 | -3.6% |
| 1948 | 0.1528 | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.1568 | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.1602 | +2.1% |
| 1951 | 0.1479 | -7.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1614 | +9.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1501 | -7.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1464 | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1392 | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1378 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.13 | -5.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1317 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.1214 | -7.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1235 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1267 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1309 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1255 | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1238 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1228 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1273 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1226 | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1191 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.164 | +37.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1323 | -19.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1657 | +25.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1782 | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1563 | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1451 | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1419 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1359 | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1325 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1293 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1269 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1265 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1258 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1229 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1228 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1182 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1158 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1131 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1134 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1136 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1137 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.112 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1114 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1148 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.114 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1162 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1147 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1108 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1071 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1229 | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1173 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1188 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1184 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.113 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1099 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1071 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1087 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1017 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1026 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1023 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1028 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1027 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.098 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0916 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0926 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0934 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.094 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1048 | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1058 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.106 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1032 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1138 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.109 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1094 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1092 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1081 | -1.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.1081 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0785, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.1081 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0933, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global ghg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +37.8% | 0.1191 | 0.164 |
| 1971 | +25.3% | 0.1323 | 0.1657 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.194 | 0.1796 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1936 | 0.1883 | 0.1961 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.195 | 0.1934 | 0.197 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1603 | 0.1497 | 0.1766 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1394 | 0.1315 | 0.1446 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1647 | 0.1538 | 0.1681 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2059 | 0.1852 | 0.2287 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1815 | 0.1671 | 0.1994 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1669 | 0.1588 | 0.1754 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1553 | 0.1519 | 0.1635 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1426 | 0.1214 | 0.1614 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1286 | 0.1191 | 0.164 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1444 | 0.1269 | 0.1782 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1186 | 0.1131 | 0.1265 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1141 | 0.1071 | 0.1229 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1085 | 0.1017 | 0.1188 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0992 | 0.0916 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1099 | 0.1081 | 0.1138 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 84 Ireland 0.1106 compare
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- 89 Sweden 0.1046 compare
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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 ghg emissions in Nepal?
- Share global ghg emissions in Nepal was 0.1081 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2287 in 1919.
- What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0916 in 2012.
- How does Nepal rank for share global ghg emissions?
- Nepal ranks 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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