Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Nepal or Uganda?

Nepal, at 3,503 GWh against 3,228 GWh in Uganda as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uganda?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Uganda: Renewable energy electricity output

Nepal

3,503 GWh

in 2015

Uganda

3,228 GWh

in 2015

Nepal rank

85th

Uganda rank

87th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Nepal
Uganda

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 3,503 GWh against 3,228 GWh in Uganda, a difference of 275 GWh.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 85th and Uganda ranks 87th of 230 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,036 GWh	1,071 GWh	34.7 GWh	Uganda
2000s	2,421 GWh	1,588 GWh	832.66 GWh	Nepal
2010s	3,506 GWh	2,542 GWh	963.2 GWh	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Nepal or Uganda?: Nepal, at 3,503 GWh against 3,228 GWh in Uganda as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Nepal and Uganda?: 275 GWh, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uganda?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Nepal and Uganda rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Nepal ranks 85th and Uganda ranks 87th of 230 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.