Climate Change in Nepal

1,261 indicators covering climate change for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 61.9% 27th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 61.9% 27th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year 2023 up 141.7% 43rd
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 51st
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 11.13 terawatt-hours 2024 up 192.9% 75th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person 375.37 kilowatt-hours 2024 up 173.3% 116th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual -2.68 % change on previous year 2023 down 85.2% 96th
Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year 2023 up 62.0% 79th
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year 2023 up 62.3% 85th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year 2023 down 85.7% 92nd
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita 0.1062 2024 up 44.7% 120th
Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year 2023 up 62.2% 79th
Cropland organic soils — Area 42,372 ha 2024 down 4.4% 38th
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 0.542 kt 2024 down 5.1% 36th
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 1,803 kt 2024 down 4.0% 37th
Grassland organic soils — Area 21,881 ha 2024 down 3.5% 37th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 0.2052 kt 2024 down 3.4% 39th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 563.22 kt 2024 down 3.0% 37th
Drained organic soils — Area 64,253 ha 2024 down 4.1% 43rd
Drained organic soils — Emissions 0.7472 kt 2024 down 4.6% 42nd
Drained organic soils — Emissions 2,366 kt 2024 down 3.8% 43rd
Forest fires — Burning crop residues 19.50 million t 2024 up 99.6% 13th
Forest fires — Burned Area 363,091 ha 2024 up 100.1% 13th
Forest fires — Emissions 44.84 kt 2024 up 99.6% 13th
Forest fires — Emissions 4.09 kt 2024 up 99.6% 13th
Other forest — Burning crop residues 2.01 million t 2024 up 201.3% 21st
Other forest — Burned Area 39,978 ha 2024 up 201.3% 21st
Other forest — Emissions 4.63 kt 2024 up 201.3% 21st
Other forest — Emissions 0.4231 kt 2024 up 201.4% 21st
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues 816,828 t 2024 up 162.0% 58th
Savanna fires — Burned Area 140,096 ha 2024 up 159.0% 59th
Savanna fires — Emissions 1.88 kt 2024 up 162.0% 58th
Savanna fires — Emissions 0.1715 kt 2024 up 161.8% 58th
Grassland — Burning crop residues 61,681 t 2024 up 111.0% 71st
Grassland — Burned Area 12,646 ha 2024 up 113.8% 74th
Grassland — Emissions 0.1419 kt 2024 up 111.2% 71st
Grassland — Emissions 0.013 kt 2024 up 113.1% 71st
Savanna — Burning crop residues 306,481 t 2024 up 207.8% 50th
Savanna — Burned Area 46,296 ha 2024 up 214.9% 50th
Savanna — Emissions 0.7049 kt 2024 up 207.8% 50th
Savanna — Emissions 0.0644 kt 2024 up 208.1% 50th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 448,666 t 2024 up 145.2% 23rd
Woody savanna — Burned Area 81,154 ha 2024 up 142.4% 25th
Woody savanna — Emissions 1.03 kt 2024 up 145.2% 23rd
Woody savanna — Emissions 0.0942 kt 2024 up 145.3% 23rd
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues 755,147 t 2024 up 167.3% 42nd
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area 127,450 ha 2024 up 164.5% 41st
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues 17.48 million t 2024 up 92.1% 7th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 323,113 ha 2024 up 92.1% 7th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 40.2 kt 2024 up 92.1% 7th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 3.67 kt 2024 up 92.1% 7th
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 34th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 34th
Closed shrubland — Emissions 0 kt 2024 34th
Closed shrubland — Emissions 0 kt 2024 34th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 44th
Open shrubland — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 44th
Open shrubland — Emissions 0 kt 2024 44th
Open shrubland — Emissions 0 kt 2024 44th
Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 5th