Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nepal
Nepal: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 737.05 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nepal, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nepal is 737.05 million current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 375.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nepal peaked at 737.05 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.39 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Nepal 92nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nepal, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.39 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 15.11 million current US$ | +32.7% |
| 1992 | 16.48 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 19.77 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 25.48 million current US$ | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 29.05 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 31.20 million current US$ | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 36.26 million current US$ | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 39.72 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 55.38 million current US$ | +39.4% |
| 2000 | 59.77 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 67.15 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 56.23 million current US$ | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 63.46 million current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 62.00 million current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 74.22 million current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 64.25 million current US$ | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 69.28 million current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 80.24 million current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 107.16 million current US$ | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 132.60 million current US$ | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 155.11 million current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 186.42 million current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 196.86 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 240.07 million current US$ | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 250.02 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 373.84 million current US$ | +49.5% |
| 2017 | 466.96 million current US$ | +24.9% |
| 2018 | 595.12 million current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2019 | 548.48 million current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 605.84 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 737.05 million current US$ | +21.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 737.05 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 455.86 million current US$, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 737.05 million current US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 920.43 million current US$, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.98 million current US$ | 11.39 million current US$ | 55.38 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.37 million current US$ | 56.23 million current US$ | 107.16 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 314.55 million current US$ | 132.60 million current US$ | 595.12 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 671.45 million current US$ | 605.84 million current US$ | 737.05 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 89 Ghana 959.21 million current US$ compare
- 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 947.00 million current US$ compare
- 91 Cambodia 844.69 million current US$ compare
- 93 Croatia 726.76 million current US$ compare
- 94 Trinidad and Tobago 670.71 million current US$ compare
- 95 Slovenia 591.19 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 56.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -23.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nepal?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nepal was 737.05 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 737.05 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.39 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Nepal ranks 92nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 375.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.