Net energy imports in Nepal

Net imports covered 27.8% of energy use in Nepal in 2024.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Nepal, 2024 27.8% % of energy use
Change from 2023 +0.3percentage points 2023: 27.5%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Nepal (2024).
Position in 2024 72nd of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Nepal over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period NepalWorld
2024 27.8% –
2023 27.5% 14.6%
2022 26.9% -0.7%
2021 28.7% -0.2%
2020 29.2% -1.2%
2019 26.8% -1.1%
2018 28.1% -1.3%
2017 25.9% -0.8%
2016 23.1% -1.2%
2015 16.8% -0.9%
2014 18.5% -0.6%
2013 16.9% -0.8%
2012 17.2% -0.8%
2011 14.4% -0.6%
2010 13.9% -0.1%
2009 12.1% -0.3%
2008 10.7% 0.4%
2007 9.5% 0.7%
2006 9.5% 0.6%
2005 11.4% 0.0%
2004 10.4% -0.6%
2003 11.0% 0.1%
2002 10.6% 0.0%
2001 12.9% -0.6%
2000 12.7% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 27.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 18.5%, the figure has changed by +9.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Nepal has the 72nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Nepal
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency