Access to electricity (% of total population) in Nepal
Nepal: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 90.7% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Access to electricity in Nepal, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Nepal is 90.7%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Nepal peaked at 90.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 152nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +550.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +604.8% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +276.5% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +104.7% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +114.4% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | +136.3% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +43.9% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +26.7% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +4.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 90.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 90.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 93.1%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity (% of total population) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +604.8% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 1991 | +550.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | +276.5% | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| 1996 | +136.3% | 7.6% | 17.9% |
| 1995 | +114.4% | 3.5% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 0.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 24.6% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 67.0% | 90.7% | 7 |
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 access to electricity in Nepal?
- Access to electricity in Nepal was 90.7% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for access to electricity?
- Nepal ranks 152nd out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.