Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Nepal
Nepal: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 290,777 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Nepal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Nepal is 290,777 TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Nepal peaked at 377,961 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 197,209 TJ, in 1990.
That places Nepal 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 217,376 TJ | 197,209 TJ | 238,717 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 287,662 TJ | 258,636 TJ | 314,681 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 336,536 TJ | 261,235 TJ | 368,248 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 318,944 TJ | 287,493 TJ | 377,961 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 70.24 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,369 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 383.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 47.95 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,795 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 145 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 48.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,804 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Nepal?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Nepal was 290,777 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 377,961 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 197,209 TJ in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Nepal ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.