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Nepal — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Nepal, 1996–2024.
Latest value · 2024
97.90%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +446.9% since 1996
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
97.90%
First (1996)
17.90%
Change
+446.9%
Highest
97.90%
in 2024
Lowest
17.90%
in 1996
Average
61.91%
Annual growth (CAGR)
6.26%
Years of data
29
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.9% |
| 2023 | 94% |
| 2022 | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 89.9% |
| 2020 | 89.9% |
| 2019 | 89.9% |
| 2018 | 93.9% |
| 2017 | 86.6% |
| 2016 | 90.7% |
| 2015 | 82% |
| 2014 | 84.9% |
| 2013 | 77.4% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.