Renewable electricity in Nepal
Nepal: Renewable electricity was 100.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Nepal, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 100.0% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Nepal peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 1998.
Nepal ranks 1st of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.9% | — |
| 1991 | 96.6% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 94.7% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 93.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 92.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 96.9% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 90.8% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 95.5% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 98.4% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 100.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 31.9%, 3.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 90.5% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 98.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 6 |
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 renewable electricity in Nepal?
- Renewable electricity in Nepal was 100.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 1998.
- How does Nepal rank for renewable electricity?
- Nepal ranks 1st out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants