Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nepal
Nepal: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 94.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nepal, 1996–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nepal is 94.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nepal peaked at 94.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1996.
That places Nepal 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.9% | — |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +48.0% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 17.9% | 25.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 24.6% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 67.3% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 89.9% | 94.0% | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nepal?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nepal was 94.0% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1996.
- How does Nepal rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Nepal ranks 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.