Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Nepal
Greenhouse gas emissions in Nepal were 1.4 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2015.
Nepal, 2024
1.4
Change from 2023
−1.4%
World, 2024
6.4 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
169th of 203
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Nepal over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.4 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2023 | 1.4 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2022 | 1.6 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2021 | 1.7 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2020 | 1.7 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2019 | 1.6 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2018 | 1.7 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2017 | 1.6 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2016 | 1.5 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2015 | 1.4 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2014 | 1.4 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2013 | 1.4 t CO2e per person | 6.5 t CO2e per person |
| 2012 | 1.3 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2011 | 1.3 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2010 | 1.3 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2009 | 1.2 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2008 | 1.2 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2007 | 1.2 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2006 | 1.1 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2005 | 1.2 t CO2e per person | 6.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2004 | 1.1 t CO2e per person | 5.9 t CO2e per person |
| 2003 | 1.2 t CO2e per person | 5.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2002 | 1.1 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2001 | 1.2 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2000 | 1.2 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.4% from 1.4 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.4 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by +0.4%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Nepal has the 169th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.
More for Nepal
All statistics for Nepal
CO2 emissions per person
0.54 t CO2 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