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).