Renewable energy consumption in Nepal
Nepal: Renewable energy consumption was 85.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Nepal stood at 85.3%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Nepal peaked at 95.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2014.
That places Nepal 14th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.2% | 88.1% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 87.8% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 84.4% | 87.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Nepal?
- Renewable energy consumption in Nepal was 85.3% 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 energy consumption recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Nepal ranks 14th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption