Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires in Nepal

Nepal: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires was 23.12 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
23.12
Change on year
up 213.8%
World rank
19th
of 209 countries
All-time high
42.7
in 2016
All-time low
1.75
in 2002
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires in Nepal, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 12.61991: 12.61992: 12.61993: 12.61994: 12.61995: 12.61996: 10.21997: 71998: 11.91999: 15.12000: 12.32001: 7.92002: 1.82003: 13.52004: 112005: 11.72006: 6.72007: 4.52008: 9.72009: 13.92010: 16.62011: 9.72012: 16.92013: 17.72014: 17.12015: 2.42016: 42.72017: 10.32018: 7.42019: 23.1

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires in Nepal stood at 23.12.

That represents a change of up 213.8% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires in Nepal peaked at 42.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.75, in 2002.

Nepal ranks 19th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires in Nepal, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 12.59 —
1991 12.59 +0.0%
1992 12.59 +0.0%
1993 12.59 +0.0%
1994 12.59 +0.0%
1995 12.59 +0.0%
1996 10.2 -19.0%
1997 7.05 -30.9%
1998 11.94 +69.3%
1999 15.09 +26.4%
2000 12.32 -18.4%
2001 7.87 -36.1%
2002 1.75 -77.7%
2003 13.45 +668.5%
2004 11.04 -18.0%
2005 11.73 +6.2%
2006 6.74 -42.5%
2007 4.53 -32.8%
2008 9.65 +113.2%
2009 13.9 +44.1%
2010 16.65 +19.7%
2011 9.72 -41.6%
2012 16.92 +74.0%
2013 17.66 +4.4%
2014 17.13 -3.0%
2015 2.41 -85.9%
2016 42.7 +1672.2%
2017 10.33 -75.8%
2018 7.37 -28.7%
2019 23.12 +213.8%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 23.12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328, 174.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 23.12 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2196, 105.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +1672.2% 2.41 42.7
2003 +668.5% 1.75 13.45

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.98 7.05 15.09 10
2000s 9.3 1.75 13.9 10
2010s 16.4 2.41 42.7 10

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 16 Thailand 39.36 compare
  2. 17 United States 29.1 compare
  3. 18 Laos 28.34 compare
  4. 20 Paraguay 20.7 compare
  5. 21 Cameroon 17.34 compare
  6. 22 Venezuela 13.96 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires in Nepal?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires in Nepal was 23.12 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 42.7 in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 1.75 in 2002.
How does Nepal rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires?
Nepal ranks 19th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,119 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).