Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.378 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — production, per capita in Nepal is 0.378 m3 per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.8787 m3 per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.378 m3 per person, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 53rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8418 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8415 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8424 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8398 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8423 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8414 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8401 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8394 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.839 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8349 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8787 m3 per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8655 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8635 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8421 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8343 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8179 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8047 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7874 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7755 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7757 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7506 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7373 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7406 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7141 m3 per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6967 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6838 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.678 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6595 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6479 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6349 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6162 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6012 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5893 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5716 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5611 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5496 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5414 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5318 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5255 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5199 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5109 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5025 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4949 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4882 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4824 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4763 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4711 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4663 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.462 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4581 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4538 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4504 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4474 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4441 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4397 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4333 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4281 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4229 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4139 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4022 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3914 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3844 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.381 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.378 m3 per person | -0.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.378 m3 per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3778 m3 per person, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.378 m3 per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1971 m3 per person, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8409 m3 per person | 0.839 m3 per person | 0.8424 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8304 m3 per person | 0.7755 m3 per person | 0.8787 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7084 m3 per person | 0.6479 m3 per person | 0.7757 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5723 m3 per person | 0.5255 m3 per person | 0.6349 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4875 m3 per person | 0.462 m3 per person | 0.5199 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4392 m3 per person | 0.4139 m3 per person | 0.4581 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3874 m3 per person | 0.378 m3 per person | 0.4022 m3 per person | 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2000)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Nepal?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Nepal was 0.378 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8787 m3 per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.378 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 53rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.