Nepal carbon profile

Nepal emits roughly 16 Mt of CO₂ per year — about 0.04% of global emissions, ranking #89 worldwide. At 0.6 tonnes per person (#102 per capita), its footprint is far below the global average of ~4.7 t.

Emissions have surged over the past five years (+25%) and surged over the decade (+60%). Growth in energy demand is still outpacing clean-energy deployment.

Renewables supply about 95% of electricity. The power sector is largely decarbonized, so remaining emissions come mostly from transport, industry and heating.

Without policy shifts, emissions could grow another ~25% by 2030 as the economy expands. Maintaining clean growth while industrializing is the key challenge.