Climate Change in Nepal

1,261 indicators covering climate change for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 4.37 million tonnes 2023 down 3.5% 74th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 20.90 million tonnes 2023 down 20.4% 59th
Methane emissions by sector 720,000 tonnes 2023 up 12.5% 21st
Methane emissions from agriculture 16.54 million tonnes 2023 down 23.9% 49th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 125.28 kilograms per person 2023 up 83.8% 164th
CO₂ emissions from transport 3.72 million tonnes 2023 up 97.9% 108th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 12.8 kilograms per person 2023 up 10.3% 146th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 4.3 2025 up 10.3% 74th
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 4.9 2025 down 5.8% 60th
Lack of coping capacity 5.7 2025 down 6.6% 51st
Vulnerability 4.8 2025 down 18.6% 57th
CO₂ emissions by sector 1.51 million tonnes 2023 up 79.8% 79th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 50.85 kilograms per person 2023 up 67.0% 138th
Terrestrial protected areas 23.6% 2025 up 0.9% 60th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 23.6% 2025 up 0.9% 47th
Raw milk of sheep — Emissions intensity 3.54 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 down 13.3% 52nd
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 10.1% 15th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 3.2% 12th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.1% 12th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 7th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.1% 12th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 7th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.1% 12th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 7th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 2.42 kg per person 2023 down 1.1% 12th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 500.99 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 7th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 47.8% 11th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 42.5% 8th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 42.5% 8th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 42.5% 8th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 42.5% 8th
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.6327 2021 up 2.1% 52nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 290,000 tonnes 2023 down 3.3% 91st
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.1% 2023 up 715.3% 60th
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 0.1% 2023 up 715.3% 60th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% 2023 up 715.3% 60th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 703.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 188.1% 50th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 4,341 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 250.3% 60th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 24.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 2.4% 208th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 28,196 kt 2024 up 92.1% 7th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 16.79 kilograms 2024 up 8.0% 142nd
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 497,755 tonnes 2024 up 15.7% 89th
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 1.74 million tonnes 2026 down 69.6% 83rd
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,185 kt 2023 down 42.4% 6th
Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.4814 kilograms per international-$ 2022 up 531.6% 10th
Urban population 67.0% 2025 up 1.4% 99th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals 0 t 2023 7th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 2 2024 down 33.3% 16th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 2.59 million 2024 up 1,284.4% 3rd
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 5.15 2025 up 7.4% 100th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 80.1% 2015 down 12.6% 51st
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.2% 2015 down 40.4% 68th
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 10.78 2023 up 117.8% 111th
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.0747 2023 up 42.6% 133rd
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 3.14 2023 up 101.5% 7th
Food Retail — Energy Use 2,765 TJ 2023 up 78.4% 16th
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.8 1=low to 6=high 2025 down 9.7% 55th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Import quantity 4,417 t 2023 up 111.7% 9th
Food Transport — Energy Use 39.99 TJ 1997 up 900.0% 50th
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total 137.04 Index 2022 up 17.6% 15th