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).