Share of electricity production by source in Nepal
Nepal: Share of electricity production by source was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity production by source in Nepal, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity production by source in Nepal is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Nepal peaked at 9.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Nepal 206th out of 208 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.
Share of electricity production by source 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 | 4.5% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -51.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -67.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -29.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +116.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -28.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -54.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -63.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +541.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -75.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -88.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -77.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -46.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -33.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -57.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 63.7%. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source 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 | +541.0% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 0.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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 production by source in Nepal?
- Share of electricity production by source in Nepal was 0.0% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Nepal ranks 206th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source 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, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).