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Share global methane emissions in Nepal

Nepal: Share global methane emissions was 0.3037 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3037
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
56th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4003
in 1851
All-time low
0.2374
in 1970
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Nepal, 1850–2024

00.10.20.30.4185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Nepal is 0.3037, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Nepal peaked at 0.4003 in 1851 and was at its lowest, 0.2374, in 1970.

Nepal ranks 56th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Nepal, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.4003 —
1851 0.4003 +0.0%
1852 0.3998 -0.1%
1853 0.399 -0.2%
1854 0.3967 -0.6%
1855 0.3962 -0.1%
1856 0.3951 -0.3%
1857 0.3948 -0.1%
1858 0.3946 -0.1%
1859 0.3934 -0.3%
1860 0.3917 -0.4%
1861 0.3908 -0.2%
1862 0.3903 -0.1%
1863 0.3886 -0.4%
1864 0.3871 -0.4%
1865 0.3858 -0.3%
1866 0.3844 -0.4%
1867 0.3836 -0.2%
1868 0.3831 -0.1%
1869 0.3817 -0.3%
1870 0.3812 -0.1%
1871 0.3796 -0.4%
1872 0.3767 -0.8%
1873 0.3747 -0.5%
1874 0.3753 +0.2%
1875 0.3732 -0.6%
1876 0.3724 -0.2%
1877 0.3714 -0.3%
1878 0.3707 -0.2%
1879 0.3688 -0.5%
1880 0.3656 -0.9%
1881 0.3633 -0.6%
1882 0.3609 -0.6%
1883 0.3583 -0.7%
1884 0.3573 -0.3%
1885 0.3564 -0.3%
1886 0.3552 -0.3%
1887 0.353 -0.6%
1888 0.3495 -1.0%
1889 0.3486 -0.3%
1890 0.345 -1.0%
1891 0.3418 -0.9%
1892 0.3399 -0.6%
1893 0.3389 -0.3%
1894 0.3358 -0.9%
1895 0.3321 -1.1%
1896 0.3297 -0.7%
1897 0.3264 -1.0%
1898 0.3231 -1.0%
1899 0.3184 -1.5%
1900 0.3146 -1.2%
1901 0.3131 -0.5%
1902 0.312 -0.3%
1903 0.3085 -1.1%
1904 0.3078 -0.2%
1905 0.3057 -0.7%
1906 0.3027 -1.0%
1907 0.2973 -1.8%
1908 0.2988 +0.5%
1909 0.2965 -0.8%
1910 0.2943 -0.7%
1911 0.2963 +0.7%
1912 0.298 +0.6%
1913 0.2974 -0.2%
1914 0.3054 +2.7%
1915 0.3089 +1.1%
1916 0.3082 -0.2%
1917 0.3088 +0.2%
1918 0.3145 +1.8%
1919 0.3233 +2.8%
1920 0.3194 -1.2%
1921 0.3279 +2.7%
1922 0.3242 -1.1%
1923 0.3169 -2.3%
1924 0.3161 -0.2%
1925 0.316 -0.0%
1926 0.3178 +0.5%
1927 0.3118 -1.9%
1928 0.3125 +0.2%
1929 0.3085 -1.3%
1930 0.3108 +0.7%
1931 0.3152 +1.4%
1932 0.3185 +1.0%
1933 0.3162 -0.7%
1934 0.3117 -1.4%
1935 0.3091 -0.9%
1936 0.3039 -1.7%
1937 0.3005 -1.1%
1938 0.3027 +0.7%
1939 0.3 -0.9%
1940 0.2966 -1.1%
1941 0.2948 -0.6%
1942 0.2945 -0.1%
1943 0.2919 -0.9%
1944 0.2908 -0.4%
1945 0.2969 +2.1%
1946 0.2917 -1.7%
1947 0.2856 -2.1%
1948 0.2845 -0.4%
1949 0.2841 -0.1%
1950 0.2804 -1.3%
1951 0.2778 -0.9%
1952 0.2777 -0.0%
1953 0.2766 -0.4%
1954 0.2748 -0.6%
1955 0.2674 -2.7%
1956 0.2641 -1.2%
1957 0.2612 -1.1%
1958 0.2605 -0.3%
1959 0.254 -2.5%
1960 0.2513 -1.1%
1961 0.2581 +2.7%
1962 0.256 -0.8%
1963 0.2547 -0.5%
1964 0.2518 -1.1%
1965 0.2482 -1.4%
1966 0.2387 -3.8%
1967 0.243 +1.8%
1968 0.2429 -0.0%
1969 0.2394 -1.5%
1970 0.2374 -0.8%
1971 0.2415 +1.7%
1972 0.239 -1.0%
1973 0.2403 +0.5%
1974 0.2451 +2.0%
1975 0.2494 +1.7%
1976 0.2515 +0.8%
1977 0.2551 +1.4%
1978 0.2591 +1.6%
1979 0.2559 -1.2%
1980 0.2672 +4.4%
1981 0.2765 +3.5%
1982 0.2705 -2.2%
1983 0.2779 +2.7%
1984 0.2786 +0.3%
1985 0.2769 -0.6%
1986 0.2736 -1.2%
1987 0.2768 +1.2%
1988 0.2756 -0.5%
1989 0.2705 -1.8%
1990 0.2707 +0.1%
1991 0.2662 -1.7%
1992 0.2755 +3.5%
1993 0.2738 -0.6%
1994 0.284 +3.7%
1995 0.2887 +1.6%
1996 0.2891 +0.1%
1997 0.294 +1.7%
1998 0.301 +2.4%
1999 0.3031 +0.7%
2000 0.3007 -0.8%
2001 0.3064 +1.9%
2002 0.3113 +1.6%
2003 0.3099 -0.4%
2004 0.3072 -0.9%
2005 0.3075 +0.1%
2006 0.3025 -1.6%
2007 0.3104 +2.6%
2008 0.3129 +0.8%
2009 0.3185 +1.8%
2010 0.319 +0.2%
2011 0.3168 -0.7%
2012 0.3089 -2.5%
2013 0.3206 +3.8%
2014 0.3151 -1.7%
2015 0.3128 -0.7%
2016 0.3215 +2.8%
2017 0.3148 -2.1%
2018 0.3149 +0.0%
2019 0.314 -0.3%
2020 0.3208 +2.2%
2021 0.3159 -1.5%
2022 0.3081 -2.5%
2023 0.3051 -1.0%
2024 0.3037 -0.5%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 0.3037 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 0.3037 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2107, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.397 0.3934 0.4003 10
1860s 0.3867 0.3817 0.3917 10
1870s 0.3744 0.3688 0.3812 10
1880s 0.3568 0.3486 0.3656 10
1890s 0.3331 0.3184 0.345 10
1900s 0.3057 0.2965 0.3146 10
1910s 0.3055 0.2943 0.3233 10
1920s 0.3171 0.3085 0.3279 10
1930s 0.3089 0.3 0.3185 10
1940s 0.2911 0.2841 0.2969 10
1950s 0.2694 0.254 0.2804 10
1960s 0.2484 0.2387 0.2581 10
1970s 0.2474 0.2374 0.2591 10
1980s 0.2744 0.2672 0.2786 10
1990s 0.2846 0.2662 0.3031 10
2000s 0.3087 0.3007 0.3185 10
2010s 0.3158 0.3089 0.3215 10
2020s 0.3107 0.3037 0.3208 5

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 53 Mali 0.3187 compare
  2. 54 Morocco 0.3152 compare
  3. 55 Japan 0.3068 compare
  4. 57 Bolivia 0.3029 compare
  5. 58 Malaysia 0.2912 compare
  6. 59 Libya 0.2872 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Nepal?
Share global methane emissions in Nepal was 0.3037 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.4003 in 1851.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2374 in 1970.
How does Nepal rank for share global methane emissions?
Nepal ranks 56th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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