Number of people with and without electricity access in Nepal
Nepal: Number of people with and without electricity access was 29.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Nepal, 1996–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 29.03 million for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Nepal peaked at 29.03 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.07 million, in 1996.
Nepal ranks 45th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.07 million | — |
| 1997 | 4.21 million | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 5.15 million | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 6.11 million | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 7.34 million | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 6.14 million | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 9.22 million | +50.2% |
| 2003 | 10.17 million | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 9.68 million | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 12.13 million | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 13.60 million | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 14.09 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 15.11 million | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 16.11 million | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 18.76 million | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 18.48 million | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.71 million | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 21.35 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.49 million | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 22.82 million | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 25.36 million | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 24.26 million | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 26.37 million | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 25.54 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 26.04 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 26.50 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 27.13 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 27.91 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 29.03 million | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.88 million | 4.07 million | 6.11 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.36 million | 6.14 million | 16.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.71 million | 18.48 million | 26.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.32 million | 26.04 million | 29.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More energy & mining data for Nepal
- Fuel imports 23.0% (2022)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2022)
- Ores and metals exports 1.4% (2022)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Nepal?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Nepal was 29.03 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.03 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 million in 1996.
- How does Nepal rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Nepal ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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