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Renewable electricity in Nepal

Nepal: Renewable electricity was 100.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 230 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
90.5%
in 1998
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable electricity in Nepal, 1990–2015

0204060801001990200220151990: 99.9 % in total electricity output1991: 96.6 % in total electricity output1992: 94.7 % in total electricity output1993: 93.4 % in total electricity output1994: 92 % in total electricity output1995: 96.9 % in total electricity output1996: 96.7 % in total electricity output1997: 90.8 % in total electricity output1998: 90.5 % in total electricity output1999: 95.5 % in total electricity output2000: 98.4 % in total electricity output2001: 99 % in total electricity output2002: 99.8 % in total electricity output2003: 99.8 % in total electricity output2004: 99.4 % in total electricity output2005: 99.4 % in total electricity output2006: 99.5 % in total electricity output2007: 99.7 % in total electricity output2008: 99.7 % in total electricity output2009: 99.6 % in total electricity output2010: 99.9 % in total electricity output2011: 99.9 % in total electricity output2012: 99.5 % in total electricity output2013: 99.7 % in total electricity output2014: 100 % in total electricity output2015: 100 % in total electricity output

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 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 230 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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About this data

Indicator
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output)
Unit
% in total electricity output
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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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