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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal

Nepal: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2377 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2377
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
71st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4773
in 1890
All-time low
0.1382
in 1969
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.40.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal stood at 0.2377.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal peaked at 0.4773 in 1890 and was at its lowest, 0.1382, in 1969.

Nepal ranks 71st 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.4437 —
1851 0.4447 +0.2%
1852 0.4457 +0.2%
1853 0.4466 +0.2%
1854 0.4473 +0.2%
1855 0.4478 +0.1%
1856 0.4482 +0.1%
1857 0.4484 +0.0%
1858 0.4483 -0.0%
1859 0.448 -0.1%
1860 0.4475 -0.1%
1861 0.4467 -0.2%
1862 0.4459 -0.2%
1863 0.4451 -0.2%
1864 0.4443 -0.2%
1865 0.4435 -0.2%
1866 0.4427 -0.2%
1867 0.4418 -0.2%
1868 0.4411 -0.2%
1869 0.4403 -0.2%
1870 0.4397 -0.2%
1871 0.4405 +0.2%
1872 0.4438 +0.7%
1873 0.4486 +1.1%
1874 0.4541 +1.2%
1875 0.4597 +1.2%
1876 0.4648 +1.1%
1877 0.4692 +1.0%
1878 0.4727 +0.7%
1879 0.4751 +0.5%
1880 0.4762 +0.2%
1881 0.4765 +0.1%
1882 0.4767 +0.0%
1883 0.4768 +0.0%
1884 0.4767 -0.0%
1885 0.4766 -0.0%
1886 0.4765 -0.0%
1887 0.4763 -0.0%
1888 0.4762 -0.0%
1889 0.4762 -0.0%
1890 0.4773 +0.2%
1891 0.4732 -0.9%
1892 0.469 -0.9%
1893 0.4649 -0.9%
1894 0.4608 -0.9%
1895 0.457 -0.8%
1896 0.4533 -0.8%
1897 0.45 -0.7%
1898 0.447 -0.7%
1899 0.4443 -0.6%
1900 0.4421 -0.5%
1901 0.4399 -0.5%
1902 0.4373 -0.6%
1903 0.4345 -0.6%
1904 0.4316 -0.7%
1905 0.4285 -0.7%
1906 0.4255 -0.7%
1907 0.4224 -0.7%
1908 0.4195 -0.7%
1909 0.4167 -0.7%
1910 0.4141 -0.6%
1911 0.4108 -0.8%
1912 0.4059 -1.2%
1913 0.4 -1.5%
1914 0.3934 -1.6%
1915 0.3866 -1.7%
1916 0.3799 -1.7%
1917 0.3735 -1.7%
1918 0.3677 -1.5%
1919 0.3628 -1.3%
1920 0.3589 -1.1%
1921 0.3555 -0.9%
1922 0.352 -1.0%
1923 0.3485 -1.0%
1924 0.3451 -1.0%
1925 0.3419 -0.9%
1926 0.3389 -0.9%
1927 0.3362 -0.8%
1928 0.334 -0.7%
1929 0.3321 -0.6%
1930 0.3308 -0.4%
1931 0.3298 -0.3%
1932 0.3289 -0.3%
1933 0.328 -0.3%
1934 0.3272 -0.3%
1935 0.3262 -0.3%
1936 0.325 -0.4%
1937 0.3236 -0.4%
1938 0.3219 -0.5%
1939 0.3199 -0.6%
1940 0.3174 -0.8%
1941 0.3082 -2.9%
1942 0.2896 -6.0%
1943 0.2673 -7.7%
1944 0.2452 -8.3%
1945 0.2255 -8.0%
1946 0.2091 -7.3%
1947 0.1961 -6.2%
1948 0.1865 -4.9%
1949 0.1802 -3.4%
1950 0.1771 -1.7%
1951 0.1757 -0.7%
1952 0.1746 -0.6%
1953 0.1736 -0.6%
1954 0.1726 -0.6%
1955 0.1715 -0.6%
1956 0.1703 -0.7%
1957 0.169 -0.8%
1958 0.1673 -1.0%
1959 0.1654 -1.2%
1960 0.1631 -1.4%
1961 0.1608 -1.4%
1962 0.1576 -2.0%
1963 0.1556 -1.3%
1964 0.1516 -2.6%
1965 0.1479 -2.4%
1966 0.1423 -3.8%
1967 0.14 -1.6%
1968 0.1385 -1.1%
1969 0.1382 -0.2%
1970 0.1404 +1.6%
1971 0.1439 +2.5%
1972 0.1418 -1.5%
1973 0.1416 -0.1%
1974 0.1436 +1.4%
1975 0.1431 -0.3%
1976 0.1431 -0.0%
1977 0.1435 +0.3%
1978 0.1441 +0.4%
1979 0.1416 -1.8%
1980 0.1469 +3.7%
1981 0.1522 +3.6%
1982 0.1484 -2.5%
1983 0.1534 +3.3%
1984 0.1554 +1.3%
1985 0.1577 +1.5%
1986 0.1578 +0.1%
1987 0.1603 +1.6%
1988 0.1652 +3.1%
1989 0.1677 +1.5%
1990 0.1698 +1.2%
1991 0.171 +0.7%
1992 0.173 +1.2%
1993 0.1738 +0.4%
1994 0.1835 +5.6%
1995 0.1849 +0.8%
1996 0.1826 -1.3%
1997 0.1886 +3.3%
1998 0.1915 +1.5%
1999 0.188 -1.8%
2000 0.1889 +0.5%
2001 0.1912 +1.2%
2002 0.1839 -3.8%
2003 0.1851 +0.7%
2004 0.1833 -1.0%
2005 0.1838 +0.3%
2006 0.183 -0.5%
2007 0.1824 -0.3%
2008 0.1904 +4.4%
2009 0.2026 +6.4%
2010 0.2067 +2.1%
2011 0.2087 +1.0%
2012 0.2063 -1.2%
2013 0.2215 +7.4%
2014 0.2242 +1.2%
2015 0.2223 -0.8%
2016 0.2376 +6.9%
2017 0.2273 -4.3%
2018 0.2402 +5.7%
2019 0.2426 +1.0%
2020 0.2461 +1.4%
2021 0.2461 +0.0%
2022 0.2365 -3.9%
2023 0.2397 +1.4%
2024 0.2377 -0.9%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 0.2377 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 0.2377 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1536, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4469 0.4437 0.4484 10
1860s 0.4439 0.4403 0.4475 10
1870s 0.4568 0.4397 0.4751 10
1880s 0.4765 0.4762 0.4768 10
1890s 0.4597 0.4443 0.4773 10
1900s 0.4298 0.4167 0.4421 10
1910s 0.3895 0.3628 0.4141 10
1920s 0.3443 0.3321 0.3589 10
1930s 0.3261 0.3199 0.3308 10
1940s 0.2425 0.1802 0.3174 10
1950s 0.1717 0.1654 0.1771 10
1960s 0.1496 0.1382 0.1631 10
1970s 0.1427 0.1404 0.1441 10
1980s 0.1565 0.1469 0.1677 10
1990s 0.1807 0.1698 0.1915 10
2000s 0.1875 0.1824 0.2026 10
2010s 0.2237 0.2063 0.2426 10
2020s 0.2412 0.2365 0.2461 5

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 68 Turkmenistan 0.2451 compare
  2. 69 Iraq 0.2403 compare
  3. 70 Madagascar 0.2396 compare
  4. 72 Ghana 0.2305 compare
  5. 73 Czechia 0.2279 compare
  6. 74 Cameroon 0.2222 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal was 0.2377 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.4773 in 1890.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1382 in 1969.
How does Nepal rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Nepal ranks 71st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide 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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