Environment in Nepal 53 indicators covering environment for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.05 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.0% 94th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.04 Mt CO2e 2024 up 136.6% 95th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 44.7% 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 193rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.536 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 101.7% 160th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 15.89 Mt CO2e 2024 up 116.1% 94th Aquaculture production 102,403 metric tons 2024 up 136.0% 41st Capture fisheries production 21,000 metric tons 2024 down 2.3% 126th Total fisheries production 123,403 metric tons 2024 up 90.1% 81st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.2 Mt CO2e 2024 up 83.4% 80th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 6.44 Mt CO2e 2024 up 150.8% 55th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e 2024 down 50.0% 139th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.12 Mt CO2e 2024 up 61.9% 75th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 3.33 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.8% 72nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.5681 Mt CO2e 2024 up 5.4% 26th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0256 Mt CO2e 2024 up 104.8% 81st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.47 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.5% 89th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.4477 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.7% 46th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0813 Mt CO2e 2024 up 105.8% 85th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 189th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.98 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.7% 68th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4671 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.5% 74th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0846 Mt CO2e 2024 up 69.5% 35th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 187th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.4 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 0.4% 169th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 15.2 Mt CO2e 2024 down 27.6% 50th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.21 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.3% 15th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0608 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.0% 149th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0611 Mt CO2e 2024 up 85.7% 36th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 136th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 20.59 Mt CO2e 2024 down 20.9% 70th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1062 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 44.7% 120th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,360.1% 2024 up 136.3% 11th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 51.0% 2024 down 10.3% 95th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 79.5% 2024 up 18.8% 106th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.1% 2024 down 74.3% 132nd Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 20.7% 57th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.087 Mt CO2e 2024 down 39.1% 71st Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 8.31 2022 unchanged 98th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 25.88 Mt CO2e 2023 up 20.1% 98th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -16.23 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 144th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 25.7% 2023 up 105.6% 131st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 42.7% 2023 up 59.3% 139th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 62.4% 2023 down 5.0% 145th Forest rents 0.5% 2021 down 55.6% 71st Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 3.48 2022 up 55.0% 164th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -16.23 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 129th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 134th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 down 0.0% 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 down 0.0% 23rd