Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Nepal
Nepal: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 45.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Nepal stood at 45.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Nepal peaked at 45.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2000.
That places Nepal 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 45.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 45.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 63.0%, 71% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 6.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 27.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 40.0% | 45.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Nepal?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Nepal was 45.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Nepal ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.