Nepal — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Nepal, 1996–2024.
Electricity access for Nepal was 97.90% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1996 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 17.90% in 1996 (about 5.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.26% per year.
Nepal ranks 142 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 66%. The median for South Asia is 100.00%, so Nepal sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 15%. Within South Asia it ranks 6 of 6 economies; Bangladesh (99.50%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 48% in 2002. That is 9% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1996 level: doubled by 2002. Doubling roughly every 11 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 140th of 153 in 1996 → 176th of 211 in 2000 → 159th of 215 in 2010 → 159th of 215 in 2020 → 142nd of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1996 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.9% | +3.9 pp |
| 2023 | 94% | +2.7 pp |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +1.4 pp |
| 2021 | 89.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 89.9% | -4.0 pp |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +7.3 pp |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -4.1 pp |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +8.7 pp |
| 2015 | 82% | -2.9 pp |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +7.5 pp |
| 2013 | 77.4% | +2.2 pp |
| 2012 | 75.2% | +7.9 pp |
| 2011 | 67.3% | -1.3 pp |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +9.3 pp |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +3.3 pp |
| 2008 | 56% | +3.4 pp |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +1.4 pp |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +5.1 pp |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +8.9 pp |
| 2004 | 37.2% | -2.4 pp |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +3.2 pp |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +11.8 pp |
| 2001 | 24.6% | -5.3 pp |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +4.6 pp |
| 1999 | 25.33% | +3.6 pp |
| 1998 | 21.73% | +3.6 pp |
| 1997 | 18.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 17.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Nepal’s Electricity access in 1997?
18.13% (1997). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Nepal’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1996 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +446.9% in total — about 6.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 97.9%; 2023: 94%; 2022: 91.3%; 2021: 89.9%; 2020: 89.9%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.