Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.979 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nepal, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nepal stood at 0.979 units per person. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.979 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.179 units per person, in 1996.
That places Nepal 141st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.179 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.1813 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2173 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2533 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.299 units per person | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 0.246 units per person | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 0.364 units per person | +48.0% |
| 2003 | 0.396 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.372 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.461 units per person | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 0.512 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.526 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.56 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.593 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.686 units per person | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.673 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.752 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.774 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.849 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.82 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.907 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.866 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.939 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.899 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.899 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.899 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.913 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.94 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.979 units per person | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2077 units per person | 0.179 units per person | 0.2533 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.4329 units per person | 0.246 units per person | 0.593 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8165 units per person | 0.673 units per person | 0.939 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.926 units per person | 0.899 units per person | 0.979 units per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.0% (2022)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nepal?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nepal was 0.979 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.979 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.179 units per person in 1996.
- How does Nepal rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 141st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.