Waste — Emissions Share in Nepal
Nepal: Waste — Emissions Share was 6.26 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Nepal is 6.26 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Nepal peaked at 6.26 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.27 %, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 76th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6 % | 4.27 % | 4.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.33 % | 4.95 % | 5.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 % | 4.58 % | 5.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 % | 5.18 % | 6.26 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More climate change data for Nepal
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 23,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 3,890 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 19,588 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 14.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 699.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,263 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4,590 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 163.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Nepal?
- Waste — emissions share in Nepal was 6.26 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.27 % in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for waste — emissions share?
- Nepal ranks 76th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.