Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Nepal
Nepal: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption was 27,052 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Nepal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 27,052 TJ for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Nepal peaked at 28,607 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10,297 TJ, in 1990.
That places Nepal 22nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Nepal, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,297 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 10,518 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 10,744 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 10,974 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 11,210 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 11,450 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 11,696 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 11,947 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 12,203 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 12,465 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 12,732 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 13,148 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 13,327 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 13,635 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 13,964 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 14,300 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 14,371 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 14,360 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 15,557 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 15,512 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 14,375 TJ | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 15,461 TJ | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 17,569 TJ | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 13,336 TJ | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 17,111 TJ | +28.3% |
| 2015 | 17,347 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 17,519 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 17,814 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 20,124 TJ | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 19,191 TJ | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 20,235 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 28,607 TJ | +41.4% |
| 2022 | 26,565 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 27,052 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 27,052 TJ | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 27,052 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,063 TJ, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +41.4% | 20,235 TJ | 28,607 TJ |
| 2014 | +28.3% | 13,336 TJ | 17,111 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,350 TJ | 10,297 TJ | 12,465 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,091 TJ | 12,732 TJ | 15,557 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,985 TJ | 13,336 TJ | 20,124 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,902 TJ | 20,235 TJ | 28,607 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Nepal?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Nepal was 27,052 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 28,607 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,297 TJ in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- Nepal ranks 22nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. 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 Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.