Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal
Nepal: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
132nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1938
All-time low
0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal peaked at 0.2889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1938 and was at its lowest, 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Nepal 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1852 | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1853 | 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1854 | 0.1559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1855 | 0.1578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 0.1607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1858 | 0.1616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.1618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.1616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.1609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.1602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.1615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 0.1672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1874 | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1875 | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1876 | 0.2097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1877 | 0.2207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1878 | 0.2303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1879 | 0.2374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1880 | 0.2413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1881 | 0.2431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 0.2444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.2465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.2469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.2473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.2477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.2485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.2577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1891 | 0.2579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.2584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.2596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 0.2603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.2611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.2618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 0.2626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.2635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 0.2637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.2637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.2636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.2635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.2635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.2633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.2631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.2631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 0.2636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.2643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1913 | 0.2653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 0.2662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1918 | 0.2697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.2705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.2713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.2723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.2745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 0.2758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.2795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.2823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.2838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 0.2846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.2871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.2889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1939 | 0.287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 0.2824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1941 | 0.2758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1942 | 0.2681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1943 | 0.2592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1944 | 0.2511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1945 | 0.2435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1946 | 0.2363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1947 | 0.2291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1948 | 0.2218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1949 | 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1951 | 0.2088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.2031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 129 Armenia 0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 130 United Arab Emirates 0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 131 Samoa 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 133 Tonga 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 134 Djibouti 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 135 Singapore 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nepal was 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1938.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Nepal rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nepal ranks 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.