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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
19.7 (2020)
Coverage
1990–2022
Sources
1 in this build
Data table
Year World (%)
1990 16.68
1991 16.83
1992 17.19
1993 17.21
1994 17.36
1995 17.42
1996 17.45
1997 17.47
1998 17.62
1999 17.88
2000 17.53
2001 17.21
2002 17.22
2003 17.07
2004 16.78
2005 16.64
2006 16.73
2007 16.54
2008 16.66
2009 17.07
2010 16.74
2011 16.7
2012 16.9
2013 17.17
2014 17.33
2015 17.4
2016 17.63
2017 17.85
2018 18.11
2019 18.58
2020 19.74
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Per-source values, 2020

Source Dataset Value Year Snapshot
World Bank WDI 19.74 2020 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.