Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nepal
Nepal: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nepal is 98.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nepal peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2017.
Nepal ranks 5th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.2% | — |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 98.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 98.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 23.4%, 4.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 98.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.0% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More energy & mining data for Nepal
- 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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nepal?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nepal was 98.8% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Nepal ranks 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.