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Nepal CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
15.891.857
tons
Year-over-Year
+2,98%
increase
Global Share
0,04%
Per Capita
0,5
tons per person

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Nepal were 15.891.857 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 2,98% over the previous year, representing an increase by 459.839 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 15.432.018 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Nepal are equivalent to 0,5 tons per person, an increase by 0,01 over the figure of 0,49 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 2% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Nepal

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 15.891.857 2,98% 0,5 0,040%
2023 15.432.018 2,57% 0,49 0,039%
2022 15.045.369 −13,45% 0,49 0,039%
2021 17.382.956 5,63% 0,57 0,045%
2020 16.456.182 22,25% 0,54 0,045%
2019 13.461.181 −9,81% 0,45 0,035%
2018 14.925.906 13,08% 0,5 0,039%
2017 13.199.807 22,63% 0,45 0,036%
2016 10.763.993 47,01% 0,37 0,030%
2015 7.322.141 −0,41% 0,26 0,020%
2014 7.352.429 16,77% 0,26 0,020%
2013 6.296.277 1,14% 0,22 0,017%
2012 6.225.137 16,12% 0,23 0,018%
2011 5.360.745 12,03% 0,2 0,015%
2010 4.784.960 17,74% 0,18 0,014%
2009 4.064.014 31,72% 0,15 0,013%
2008 3.085.384 10,51% 0,12 0,0095%
2007 2.791.871 2,93% 0,11 0,0087%
2006 2.712.474 −17,2% 0,1 0,0087%
2005 3.275.803 11,92% 0,13 0,011%
2004 2.926.897 −13,61% 0,12 0,010%
2003 3.388.148 13,53% 0,14 0,012%
2002 2.984.334 −18,35% 0,12 0,011%
2001 3.655.052 6,89% 0,15 0,014%
2000 3.419.426 2,49% 0,14 0,013%
1999 3.336.202 30,09% 0,14 0,013%
1998 2.564.582 6,08% 0,11 0,010%
1997 2.417.510 10,47% 0,11 0,0098%
1996 2.188.408 6,15% 0,1 0,0091%
1995 2.061.586 8,69% 0,1 0,0087%
1994 1.896.732 21,73% 0,09 0,0082%
1993 1.558.132 10,43% 0,08 0,0068%
1992 1.410.993 5,24% 0,07 0,0062%
1991 1.340.681 23,18% 0,07 0,0059%
1990 1.088.368 41,8% 0,06 0,0048%
1989 767.554 −19,65% 0,04 0,0034%
1988 955.286 0,25% 0,05 0,0044%
1987 952.933 6,4% 0,05 0,0045%
1986 895.621 32,25% 0,05 0,0044%
1985 677.202 −23,72% 0,04 0,0034%
1984 887.836 7,32% 0,05 0,0045%
1983 827.276 37,65% 0,05 0,0043%
1982 600.979 12,04% 0,04 0,0031%
1981 536.413 −12,28% 0,04 0,0028%
1980 611.538 11,58% 0,04 0,0031%
1979 548.085 45,37% 0,04 0,0027%
1978 377.022 −4,9% 0,03 0,0019%
1977 396.439 12,15% 0,03 0,0021%
1976 353.494 −13,88% 0,03 0,0019%
1975 410.480 −16,39% 0,03 0,0024%
1974 490.932 −10,28% 0,04 0,0028%
1973 547.204 34% 0,04 0,0031%
1972 408.360 21,98% 0,03 0,0025%
1971 334.776 0,31% 0,03 0,0021%
1970 333.743 0,03 0,0021%

See also


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).