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Nepal vs United Kingdom

30 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Nepal; the dashed grey line is United Kingdom.

Country A · Nepal
Country B · United Kingdom

Climate

CO2 emissions

Nepal: 18.8 Mt CO2/year · 2024United Kingdom: 312.9 Mt CO2/year · 2024
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Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Nepal: 0.63 t CO2/person/year · 2024United Kingdom: 4.53 t CO2/person/year · 2024
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Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Nepal: 0.96 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025United Kingdom: 0.94 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-2-10119401960198020002020United Kingdomlow 1952

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Nepal: 27.9 Mt CO2e/year · 2024United Kingdom: 43.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
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Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Nepal: 58.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024United Kingdom: 390.3 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
05001850190019502000United Kingdomhigh 2023low 1859

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Nepal: 6.98 Mt CO2e/year · 2024United Kingdom: 28.1 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
020401850190019502000United Kingdomhigh 2021

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

Nepal: 47.3 Mt CO2/year · 2023United Kingdom: 487.1 Mt CO2/year · 2023
05001990200020102020United Kingdom

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Nepal: 18.6 kg CO2/person/year · 2024United Kingdom: 481.9 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
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Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Nepal: 1,935 kWh/person/year · 2023United Kingdom: 28,016 kWh/person/year · 2024
020k40k19801990200020102020United Kingdomlow 1981

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Nepal: 1.08 % of electricity · 2024United Kingdom: 6.61 % of electricity · 2025
024620002005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2017

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Nepal: 0.09 % of electricity · 2024United Kingdom: 29.4 % of electricity · 2025
010203020002005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2015

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Nepal: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024United Kingdom: 0.11 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Electric car sales

Nepal: 68.0 % of new cars · 2025United Kingdom: 35.0 % of new cars · 2025
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The share of newly sold cars that are electric. Norway crossed 90% in the early 2020s; most of the world is following. International Energy Agency via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Nepal: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024United Kingdom: 4.37 % of electricity · 2025
05101520002005201020152020United Kingdomlow 2002

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Nepal: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024United Kingdom: 31.1 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Nepal: 2,579 ha/year · 2024United Kingdom: 22,786 ha/year · 2024
020k40k2005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2009low 2015

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Nepal: 43.7 % of land · 2025United Kingdom: 13.5 % of land · 2025
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How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Nepal: 239.3 deaths/year · 2021United Kingdom: 1.02 deaths/year · 2021
05k20002005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2015low 2018

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Nepal: 0.85 index (1 = species safe) · 2024United Kingdom: 0.97 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
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Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Nepal: 23.6 % of land area · 2024United Kingdom: 28.4 % of land area · 2024
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The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Nepal: 14.5 kg/person/year · 2023United Kingdom: 84.4 kg/person/year · 2023
050198020002020United Kingdomhigh 2020

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Nepal: 41.0 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023United Kingdom: 114.5 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
0100200198020002020United Kingdomhigh 2020

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

Nepal: 67.0 % living in cities · 2025United Kingdom: 83.3 % living in cities · 2025
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The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Nepal: 8.31 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022United Kingdom: 14.3 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
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How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Nepal: 6,670 m³/person/year · 2022United Kingdom: 2,145 m³/person/year · 2022
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Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

Nepal: 16.5 % of population · 2024United Kingdom: 99.8 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2012low 2021

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Nepal: 2,131 mm/year · 2025United Kingdom: 962.5 mm/year · 2025
01k2k3k19401960198020002020United Kingdomhigh 1950low 1992

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Nepal: 4.20 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025United Kingdom: -2.00 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-200204019401960198020002020United Kingdomhigh 1950low 1992

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Nepal: 53.4 % of population · 2024United Kingdom: 97.8 % of population · 2024
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The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Nepal: 40.7 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024United Kingdom: 8.80 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0204020002005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2018

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data