Access to electricity in Nepal
97.9% of people in Nepal had access to electricity in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
Nepal, 2024
97.9%
Change from 2023
+3.9percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
142nd of 215
Access to electricity in Nepal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.9% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.9 percentage points from 94.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 84.9%, the figure has changed by +13.0 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Nepal has the 142nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.