How have things changed?, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0042 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Nepal, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0042 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0042 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 metric tons per person, in 1966.
That places Nepal 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +82.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0042 metric tons per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0042 metric tons per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0158 metric tons per person, 26% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +82.6% | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0005 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0018 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0018 metric tons per person | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 0.0034 metric tons per person | 0.0042 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 143 South Sudan 0.0046 metric tons per person compare
- 144 Libya 0.0045 metric tons per person compare
- 145 Benin 0.0044 metric tons per person compare
- 147 Italy 0.0039 metric tons per person compare
- 148 Montenegro 0.0039 metric tons per person compare
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 0.0038 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Nepal?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Nepal was 0.0042 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 metric tons per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 metric tons per person in 1966.
- How does Nepal rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.