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Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)

Share of renewable energy (including traditional biomass) in total final energy consumption.

Unit
%
Latest
73.7 (2021)
Coverage
1990–2022
Sources
1 in this build
Data table
Year Nepal (%)
1990 95.1
1991 94.2
1992 94.2
1993 93.6
1994 92.4
1995 91.7
1996 91.5
1997 90.7
1998 90.5
1999 88
2000 88.3
2001 87.8
2002 90
2003 89.4
2004 90.3
2005 89.5
2006 91.2
2007 91.3
2008 90.5
2009 88.9
2010 87.3
2011 87
2012 84.7
2013 86
2014 84
2015 85.2
2016 79.4
2017 76.8
2018 75
2019 78.2
2020 73.1
2021 73.7
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Per-source values, 2021

Source Dataset Value Year Snapshot
World Bank WDI 73.7 2021 2026-08-08

Caveats

Includes traditional biomass (firewood, dung, agricultural residue) as "renewable" -- Nepal's high share partly reflects continued household reliance on solid biofuels, not only hydropower and modern renewables.