Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.021 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.021 people per person for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.0% on the previous year and down 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.754 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.021 people per person, in 2024.
That places Nepal 74th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.701 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.754 people per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.636 people per person | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.604 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.628 people per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.539 people per person | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.488 people per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.474 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.44 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.407 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.314 people per person | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 0.327 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.248 people per person | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 0.226 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.151 people per person | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 0.18 people per person | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.093 people per person | -48.3% |
| 2017 | 0.134 people per person | +44.1% |
| 2018 | 0.061 people per person | -54.5% |
| 2019 | 0.101 people per person | +65.6% |
| 2020 | 0.101 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.101 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.087 people per person | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.06 people per person | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 0.021 people per person | -65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5671 people per person | 0.407 people per person | 0.754 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1835 people per person | 0.061 people per person | 0.327 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.074 people per person | 0.021 people per person | 0.101 people 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)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nepal?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nepal was 0.021 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.754 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 people per person in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 74th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.