Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nepal

Nepal: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was -1.46 billion kWh in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
-1.46 billion kWh
Change on year
down 605.8%
World rank
207th
of 209 countries
All-time high
288.65 million kWh
in 2020
All-time low
-1.46 billion kWh
in 2021
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nepal, 1990–2021

-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M1990200520211990: 0 kWh1991: 0 kWh1992: 0 kWh1993: 0 kWh1994: 0 kWh1995: 0 kWh1996: 0 kWh1997: 0 kWh1998: 0 kWh1999: 0 kWh2000: 15.7M kWh2001: -21.0M kWh2002: -28.1M kWh2003: -7.3M kWh2004: 1.4M kWh2005: 57.6M kWh2006: 12.4M kWh2007: 105.6M kWh2008: 118.0M kWh2009: -220.0M kWh2010: -107.5M kWh2011: 12.5M kWh2012: 140.4M kWh2013: 140.8M kWh2014: -27.5M kWh2015: 283.8M kWh2016: -187.6M kWh2017: 129.5M kWh2018: 193.7M kWh2019: -325.2M kWh2020: 288.6M kWh2021: -1.5B kWh

Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh.

Analysis

Nepal recorded -1.46 billion kWh for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 605.8% on the previous year and down 11,769.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nepal peaked at 288.65 million kWh in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.46 billion kWh, in 2021.

Nepal ranks 207th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 kWh 0 kWh 0 kWh 10
2000s 3.44 million kWh -220.03 million kWh 117.97 million kWh 10
2010s 25.29 million kWh -325.22 million kWh 283.81 million kWh 10
2020s -585.62 million kWh -1.46 billion kWh 288.65 million kWh 2

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 204 Gabon -535.71 million kWh compare
  2. 205 Sudan -753.86 million kWh compare
  3. 206 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.21 billion kWh compare
  4. 208 Laos -4.49 billion kWh compare
  5. 209 Venezuela -5.23 billion kWh compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nepal?
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nepal was -1.46 billion kWh in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 288.65 million kWh in 2020.
What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was -1.46 billion kWh in 2021.
How does Nepal rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Nepal ranks 207th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 11,769.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)
Unit
kWh
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
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Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.