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 3% 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 | 0.04% |
| 2023 | 15,432,018 | 2.57% | 0.49 | 0.04% |
| 2022 | 15,045,369 | −13.45% | 0.49 | 0.04% |
| 2021 | 17,382,956 | 5.63% | 0.57 | 0.05% |
| 2020 | 16,456,182 | 22.25% | 0.54 | 0.05% |
| 2019 | 13,461,181 | −9.81% | 0.45 | 0.04% |
| 2018 | 14,925,906 | 13.08% | 0.5 | 0.04% |
| 2017 | 13,199,807 | 22.63% | 0.45 | 0.04% |
| 2016 | 10,763,993 | 47.01% | 0.37 | 0.03% |
| 2015 | 7,322,141 | −0.41% | 0.26 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | 7,352,429 | 16.77% | 0.26 | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 6,296,277 | 1.14% | 0.22 | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 6,225,137 | 16.12% | 0.23 | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 5,360,745 | 12.03% | 0.2 | 0.02% |
| 2010 | 4,784,960 | 17.74% | 0.18 | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 4,064,014 | 31.72% | 0.15 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 3,085,384 | 10.51% | 0.12 | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 2,791,871 | 2.93% | 0.11 | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 2,712,474 | −17.2% | 0.1 | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 3,275,803 | 11.92% | 0.13 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 2,926,897 | −13.61% | 0.12 | 0.01% |
| 2003 | 3,388,148 | 13.53% | 0.14 | 0.01% |
| 2002 | 2,984,334 | −18.35% | 0.12 | 0.01% |
| 2001 | 3,655,052 | 6.89% | 0.15 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 3,419,426 | 2.49% | 0.14 | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 3,336,202 | 30.09% | 0.14 | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 2,564,582 | 6.08% | 0.11 | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 2,417,510 | 10.47% | 0.11 | 0.01% |
| 1996 | 2,188,408 | 6.15% | 0.1 | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 2,061,586 | 8.69% | 0.1 | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 1,896,732 | 21.73% | 0.09 | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 1,558,132 | 10.43% | 0.08 | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 1,410,993 | 5.24% | 0.07 | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 1,340,681 | 23.18% | 0.07 | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 1,088,368 | 41.8% | 0.06 | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 767,554 | −19.65% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 955,286 | 0.25% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 952,933 | 6.4% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 895,621 | 32.25% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 677,202 | −23.72% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 887,836 | 7.32% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 827,276 | 37.65% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 600,979 | 12.04% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 536,413 | −12.28% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 611,538 | 11.58% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 548,085 | 45.37% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 377,022 | −4.9% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 396,439 | 12.15% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 353,494 | −13.88% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 410,480 | −16.39% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 490,932 | −10.28% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 547,204 | 34% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 408,360 | 21.98% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 334,776 | 0.31% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 333,743 | – | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
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).