Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Nepal
Nepal: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Nepal, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0% for electricity production from oil sources in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Nepal peaked at 9.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Nepal 197th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +2914.6% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +54.5% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -61.4% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +179.4% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -52.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -64.1% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -40.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -80.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +228.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -31.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -77.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +834.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -46.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -90.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.5%. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +2914.6% | 0.1% | 3.4% |
| 2012 | +834.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 0.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 194 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 195 Ethiopia 0.0% compare
- 196 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 197 Albania 0.0% compare
- 197 Andorra 0.0%
- 197 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 197 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 197 Eswatini 0.0% compare
- 197 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 197 Laos 0.0%
- 197 Latvia 0.0% compare
- 197 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
- 197 Montenegro 0.0%
- 197 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 197 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 197 Zimbabwe 0.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Nepal
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Nepal?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Nepal was 0.0% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Nepal rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Nepal ranks 197th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.