Waste — Emissions in Nepal

Nepal: Waste — Emissions was 72.1 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
72.1 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
104th
of 218 countries
All-time high
72.1 kt
in 2023
All-time low
36.2 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Nepal, 1961–2023

020406080196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions in Nepal stood at 72.1 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Nepal peaked at 72.1 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.2 kt, in 1961.

Nepal ranks 104th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36.94 kt 36.2 kt 37.9 kt 9
1970s 39.52 kt 38 kt 41.2 kt 10
1980s 43.15 kt 41.5 kt 44.6 kt 10
1990s 49.88 kt 45 kt 54.3 kt 10
2000s 58.9 kt 55 kt 61.9 kt 10
2010s 65.69 kt 62.4 kt 69 kt 10
2020s 71.08 kt 70.1 kt 72.1 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 101 Belgium 81.2 kt compare
  2. 102 Guinea 80.5 kt compare
  3. 103 Costa Rica 76.2 kt compare
  4. 105 Cyprus 68.8 kt compare
  5. 106 Afghanistan 68.2 kt compare
  6. 107 Mozambique 64.6 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Nepal?
Waste — emissions in Nepal was 72.1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 72.1 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 36.2 kt in 1961.
How does Nepal rank for waste — emissions?
Nepal ranks 104th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf