Nepal Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
41.468.235
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−1,54%
decrease
Global Share
0,08%
Per Capita
1,32
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Nepal were 41.468.235 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −1,54% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −647.799 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 42.116.034 tons.
- Per capita: 1,32 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Nepal accounts for 0,08% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.468.235 | 15.891.857 | 20.594.622 | 4.981.755 | – | 1,32 | −1,54% | 0,078% |
| 2023 | 42.116.034 | 15.432.018 | 21.634.521 | 5.049.494 | – | 1,35 | −12,33% | 0,080% |
| 2022 | 48.037.707 | 15.045.369 | 27.356.997 | 5.635.341 | – | 1,55 | −5,36% | 0,093% |
| 2021 | 50.758.084 | 17.382.956 | 27.298.736 | 6.076.392 | – | 1,66 | 1,89% | 0,099% |
| 2020 | 49.817.198 | 16.456.182 | 27.564.575 | 5.796.442 | – | 1,65 | 6,85% | 0,10% |
| 2019 | 46.623.053 | 13.461.181 | 27.264.182 | 5.897.690 | – | 1,56 | −2,54% | 0,092% |
| 2018 | 47.838.226 | 14.925.906 | 27.131.256 | 5.781.064 | – | 1,61 | 5,31% | 0,095% |
| 2017 | 45.424.737 | 13.199.807 | 26.660.570 | 5.564.361 | – | 1,55 | 5,56% | 0,092% |
| 2016 | 43.031.565 | 10.763.993 | 26.709.780 | 5.557.792 | – | 1,48 | 12,01% | 0,088% |
| 2015 | 38.416.572 | 7.322.141 | 25.861.336 | 5.233.096 | – | 1,34 | −0,38% | 0,079% |
| 2014 | 38.563.059 | 7.352.429 | 26.036.192 | 5.174.438 | – | 1,36 | 2,05% | 0,079% |
| 2013 | 37.790.187 | 6.296.277 | 26.250.646 | 5.243.264 | – | 1,35 | 3,66% | 0,078% |
| 2012 | 36.457.469 | 6.225.137 | 25.379.534 | 4.852.798 | – | 1,32 | 1,71% | 0,077% |
| 2011 | 35.845.871 | 5.360.745 | 25.862.697 | 4.622.429 | – | 1,31 | 4,03% | 0,077% |
| 2010 | 34.455.920 | 4.784.960 | 25.195.794 | 4.475.166 | – | 1,28 | 4,28% | 0,076% |
| 2009 | 33.042.962 | 4.064.014 | 24.664.361 | 4.314.587 | – | 1,24 | 4,15% | 0,077% |
| 2008 | 31.727.010 | 3.085.384 | 24.442.642 | 4.198.983 | – | 1,2 | 2,82% | 0,073% |
| 2007 | 30.857.715 | 2.791.871 | 24.002.474 | 4.063.371 | – | 1,18 | 3,43% | 0,071% |
| 2006 | 29.835.743 | 2.712.474 | 23.160.720 | 3.962.548 | – | 1,15 | −1,88% | 0,071% |
| 2005 | 30.405.852 | 3.275.803 | 23.202.251 | 3.927.799 | – | 1,19 | 2,33% | 0,074% |
| 2004 | 29.713.336 | 2.926.897 | 22.848.536 | 3.937.903 | – | 1,17 | −1,31% | 0,075% |
| 2003 | 30.107.478 | 3.388.148 | 22.661.974 | 4.057.355 | – | 1,21 | 3,52% | 0,079% |
| 2002 | 29.083.065 | 2.984.334 | 22.167.821 | 3.930.910 | – | 1,18 | −1,39% | 0,080% |
| 2001 | 29.492.046 | 3.655.052 | 21.902.355 | 3.934.639 | – | 1,22 | 2,06% | 0,082% |
| 2000 | 28.897.136 | 3.419.426 | 21.579.888 | 3.897.822 | – | 1,22 | 0,97% | 0,081% |
| 1999 | 28.620.167 | 3.336.202 | 21.411.554 | 3.872.410 | – | 1,23 | 3,59% | 0,082% |
| 1998 | 27.627.211 | 2.564.582 | 21.122.293 | 3.940.335 | – | 1,21 | 2,2% | 0,080% |
| 1997 | 27.031.384 | 2.417.510 | 20.784.197 | 3.829.677 | – | 1,21 | 2,07% | 0,078% |
| 1996 | 26.482.925 | 2.188.408 | 20.512.150 | 3.782.367 | – | 1,21 | 1,58% | 0,077% |
| 1995 | 26.072.139 | 2.061.586 | 20.258.897 | 3.751.656 | – | 1,22 | 3,44% | 0,078% |
| 1994 | 25.206.110 | 1.896.732 | 19.675.775 | 3.633.603 | – | 1,21 | 6,64% | 0,077% |
| 1993 | 23.635.616 | 1.558.132 | 18.690.798 | 3.386.686 | – | 1,16 | −0,31% | 0,073% |
| 1992 | 23.708.646 | 1.410.993 | 18.917.726 | 3.379.927 | – | 1,2 | 3,75% | 0,073% |
| 1991 | 22.850.876 | 1.340.681 | 18.167.348 | 3.342.848 | – | 1,19 | −1,06% | 0,071% |
| 1990 | 23.096.165 | 1.088.368 | 18.708.592 | 3.299.205 | – | 1,23 | 2,34% | 0,072% |
| 1989 | 22.568.430 | 767.554 | 18.553.201 | 3.247.674 | – | 1,23 | 0% | 0,071% |
| 1988 | 22.568.839 | 955.286 | 18.438.864 | 3.174.689 | – | 1,26 | 1,61% | 0,072% |
| 1987 | 22.211.602 | 952.933 | 18.167.844 | 3.090.825 | – | 1,27 | 3% | 0,073% |
| 1986 | 21.565.042 | 895.621 | 17.682.914 | 2.986.508 | – | 1,26 | 0,7% | 0,073% |
| 1985 | 21.416.088 | 677.202 | 17.765.914 | 2.972.971 | – | 1,28 | −0,11% | 0,073% |
| 1984 | 21.439.527 | 887.836 | 17.627.115 | 2.924.576 | – | 1,31 | 1,54% | 0,074% |
| 1983 | 21.115.001 | 827.276 | 17.420.202 | 2.867.522 | – | 1,32 | 5,63% | 0,075% |
| 1982 | 19.989.370 | 600.979 | 16.659.208 | 2.729.183 | – | 1,28 | −1,8% | 0,072% |
| 1981 | 20.356.332 | 536.413 | 17.104.435 | 2.715.485 | – | 1,33 | 0,58% | 0,073% |
| 1980 | 20.238.057 | 611.538 | 16.943.018 | 2.683.500 | – | 1,36 | 5,08% | 0,071% |
| 1979 | 19.260.368 | 548.085 | 16.154.437 | 2.557.846 | – | 1,32 | 1,65% | 0,067% |
| 1978 | 18.947.378 | 377.022 | 16.043.419 | 2.526.937 | – | 1,33 | 2,13% | 0,068% |
| 1977 | 18.551.542 | 396.439 | 15.688.014 | 2.467.089 | – | 1,33 | 2,86% | 0,068% |
| 1976 | 18.035.873 | 353.494 | 15.288.142 | 2.394.237 | – | 1,32 | 1,67% | 0,068% |
| 1975 | 17.738.971 | 410.480 | 14.997.580 | 2.330.911 | – | 1,33 | 2,87% | 0,070% |
| 1974 | 17.243.510 | 490.932 | 14.484.251 | 2.268.328 | – | 1,32 | 2,04% | 0,068% |
| 1973 | 16.898.019 | 547.204 | 14.132.234 | 2.218.581 | – | 1,32 | 4,24% | 0,066% |
| 1972 | 16.209.936 | 408.360 | 13.636.749 | 2.164.828 | – | 1,3 | 1,29% | 0,067% |
| 1971 | 16.002.800 | 334.776 | 13.541.749 | 2.126.275 | – | 1,31 | 2,03% | 0,069% |
| 1970 | 15.683.660 | 333.743 | 13.257.851 | 2.092.065 | – | 1,31 | – | 0,068% |
See also
- Nepal CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Nepal
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).