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Carbon intensity of the economy — Nepal

Carbon intensity of the economy in Nepal in 2022 — 0.183 kg/$. Ranked 75 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 4,475%.

2022 0.183 kg/$ +7.65% vs 2021
World rank 75of 164
Period maximum 0.183 kg/$2022
Period minimum 0.004 kg/$1950

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Nepal, 1950–202200.050.10.150.219501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.004 kg/$1952: 0.004 kg/$1954: 0.005 kg/$1956: 0.005 kg/$1958: 0.006 kg/$1960: 0.008 kg/$1962: 0.009 kg/$1964: 0.014 kg/$1966: 0.016 kg/$1968: 0.022 kg/$1970: 0.018 kg/$1972: 0.021 kg/$1974: 0.031 kg/$1976: 0.02 kg/$1978: 0.021 kg/$1980: 0.035 kg/$1982: 0.025 kg/$1984: 0.038 kg/$1986: 0.034 kg/$1988: 0.043 kg/$1990: 0.029 kg/$1992: 0.046 kg/$1994: 0.053 kg/$1996: 0.071 kg/$1998: 0.062 kg/$2000: 0.077 kg/$2002: 0.063 kg/$2004: 0.057 kg/$2006: 0.051 kg/$2008: 0.064 kg/$2010: 0.084 kg/$2012: 0.088 kg/$2014: 0.111 kg/$2016: 0.142 kg/$2018: 0.169 kg/$2020: 0.18 kg/$2022: 0.183 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.179 (+4,475%) Average annual rate: 5.45 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal

Nepal 0.183 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South Asia computed 0.242 kg/$
Southern Asia computed 0.264 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.183 +0.013 +7.65%
2021 0.17 −0.01 −5.56%
2020 0.18 +0.036 +25%
2019 0.144 −0.025 −14.79%
2018 0.169 +0.008 +4.97%
2017 0.161 +0.019 +13.38%
2016 0.142 +0.044 +44.9%
2015 0.098 −0.013 −11.71%
2014 0.111 +0.015 +15.63%
2013 0.096 +0.008 +9.09%
2012 0.088 +0 +0%
2011 0.088 +0.004 +4.76%
2010 0.084 +0.009 +12%
2009 0.075 +0.011 +17.19%
2008 0.064 +0.012 +23.08%
2007 0.052 +0.001 +1.96%
2006 0.051 −0.013 −20.31%
2005 0.064 +0.007 +12.28%
2004 0.057 −0.008 −12.31%
2003 0.065 +0.002 +3.17%
2002 0.063 −0.015 −19.23%
2001 0.078 +0.001 +1.3%
2000 0.077 −0.009 −10.47%
1999 0.086 +0.024 +38.71%
1998 0.062 −0.014 −18.42%
1997 0.076 +0.005 +7.04%
1996 0.071 −0.003 −4.05%
1995 0.074 +0.021 +39.62%
1994 0.053 +0.003 +6%
1993 0.05 +0.004 +8.7%
1992 0.046 +0.007 +17.95%
1991 0.039 +0.01 +34.48%
1990 0.029 −0.009 −23.68%
1989 0.038 −0.005 −11.63%
1988 0.043 +0.002 +4.88%
1987 0.041 +0.007 +20.59%
1986 0.034 +0 +0%
1985 0.034 −0.004 −10.53%
1984 0.038 +0.009 +31.03%
1983 0.029 +0.004 +16%
1982 0.025 −0.002 −7.41%
1981 0.027 −0.008 −22.86%
1980 0.035 +0.003 +9.38%
1979 0.032 +0.011 +52.38%
1978 0.021 −0.002 −8.7%
1977 0.023 +0.003 +15%
1976 0.02 −0.006 −23.08%
1975 0.026 −0.005 −16.13%
1974 0.031 −0.002 −6.06%
1973 0.033 +0.012 +57.14%
1972 0.021 +0.005 +31.25%
1971 0.016 −0.002 −11.11%
1970 0.018 −0.015 −45.45%
1969 0.033 +0.011 +50%
1968 0.022 +0.004 +22.22%
1967 0.018 +0.002 +12.5%
1966 0.016 +0 +0%
1965 0.016 +0.002 +14.29%
1964 0.014 +0.005 +55.56%
1963 0.009 +0 +0%
1962 0.009 +0.001 +12.5%
1961 0.008 +0 +0%
1960 0.008 +0.001 +14.29%
1959 0.007 +0.001 +16.67%
1958 0.006 +0 +0%
1957 0.006 +0.001 +20%
1956 0.005 +0 +0%
1955 0.005 +0 +0%
1954 0.005 +0 +0%
1953 0.005 +0.001 +25%
1952 0.004 +0 +0%
1951 0.004 +0 +0%
1950 0.004 — —

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LK Sri Lanka 0.072 BD Bangladesh 0.119 PK Pakistan 0.161 NP Nepal 0.183 AF Afghanistan 0.191 IN India 0.27 IR Iran 0.488
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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