CO2 emissions per person in Nepal
Carbon dioxide emissions in Nepal were 0.54 t CO2 per person in 2024.
Nepal, 2024
0.54
Change from 2023
+3.1%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
160th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Nepal over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.54 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 0.52 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 0.51 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 0.59 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 0.57 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 0.47 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 0.53 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 0.47 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 0.39 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 0.26 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 0.27 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 0.23 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 0.23 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 0.20 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 0.18 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 0.15 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 0.11 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 0.10 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 0.10 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 0.12 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 0.11 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 0.13 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 0.12 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 0.15 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 0.14 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.1% from 0.52 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.27 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +101.7%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Nepal has the 160th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Nepal
All statistics for Nepal
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
1.4 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.43e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.16e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
41.5 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
20.6 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
4.98 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank