Indicator
Access to electricity
विद्युत पहुँच
Share of the population with access to electricity.
Latest value
97.9%
2024
Unit
Percent
Aggregation
Not additive
Summing or unweighted averaging this across places gives a wrong answer.
Change over time
29 annual observations, 1996–2024.
View data table
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 98 |
| 2023 | 94 |
| 2022 | 91 |
| 2021 | 90 |
| 2020 | 90 |
| 2019 | 90 |
| 2018 | 94 |
| 2017 | 87 |
| 2016 | 91 |
| 2015 | 82 |
| 2014 | 85 |
| 2013 | 77 |
| 2012 | 75 |
| 2011 | 67 |
| 2010 | 69 |
| 2009 | 59 |
| 2008 | 56 |
| 2007 | 53 |
| 2006 | 51 |
| 2005 | 46 |
| 2004 | 37 |
| 2003 | 40 |
| 2002 | 36 |
| 2001 | 25 |
| 2000 | 30 |
| 1999 | 25 |
| 1998 | 22 |
| 1997 | 18 |
| 1996 | 18 |
Geographic coverage
This indicator is published for Nepal as a whole. No provincial or district breakdown is available from the source.
Notes on interpretation
A share. Not additive.
Related indicators
In Infrastructure.
Sources & methodology
United Nations Population Fund (2023) · Election Commission Nepal (2026) · National Statistics Office (2021) · World Bank (1960-2024)
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