Hydro share of electricity in Nepal in 2023 — 99.09%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.79 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 99.09 | +0.11 pp |
| 2022 | 98.98 | −0.12 pp |
| 2021 | 99.1 | +0.46 pp |
| 2020 | 98.64 | +0.01 pp |
| 2019 | 98.63 | +0.31 pp |
| 2018 | 98.32 | −0.01 pp |
| 2017 | 98.34 | −1.21 pp |
| 2016 | 99.54 | +0.07 pp |
| 2015 | 99.48 | −0.07 pp |
| 2014 | 99.55 | +0.26 pp |
| 2013 | 99.29 | +0.16 pp |
| 2012 | 99.13 | −0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 99.63 | −0.09 pp |
| 2010 | 99.72 | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 99.42 | −0.15 pp |
| 2008 | 99.57 | −0.03 pp |
| 2007 | 99.61 | +0.19 pp |
| 2006 | 99.42 | +0.17 pp |
| 2005 | 99.25 | −0.09 pp |
| 2004 | 99.34 | −0.44 pp |
| 2003 | 99.78 | +0.01 pp |
| 2002 | 99.76 | +0.73 pp |
| 2001 | 99.04 | +0.66 pp |
| 2000 | 98.37 | +2.91 pp |
| 1999 | 95.47 | +4.99 pp |
| 1998 | 90.48 | −0.37 pp |
| 1997 | 90.85 | −5.88 pp |
| 1996 | 96.72 | −0.18 pp |
| 1995 | 96.91 | +4.93 pp |
| 1994 | 91.98 | −1.37 pp |
| 1993 | 93.35 | −1.34 pp |
| 1992 | 94.7 | −1.87 pp |
| 1991 | 96.57 | −3.32 pp |
| 1990 | 99.89 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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