Fuelwood — Energy production in Nepal
Nepal: Fuelwood — Energy production was 291,510 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Nepal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 291,510 TJ for fuelwood — energy production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Nepal peaked at 378,704 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 197,209 TJ, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 24th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 288,108 TJ | 259,222 TJ | 312,628 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 337,186 TJ | 262,680 TJ | 368,998 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 319,677 TJ | 288,217 TJ | 378,704 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Nepal?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Nepal was 291,510 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 378,704 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 197,209 TJ in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Nepal ranks 24th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production 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 production. 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.