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Digital & energy access · South Asia · Lower-middle income
Nepal: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 46.3% (2024), 151st of 188 in the world and 6th of 6 in South Asia. Mobile subscriptions is 99.8 (2024), 138th of 210 in the world and 4th of 6 in South Asia. Fixed broadband is 10.1 (2024), 119th of 208 in the world and 2nd of 6 in South Asia.
Internet users
NepalSouth AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
NepalSouth AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Nepal in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within South Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 46.3%2024 | 151/188 | 6/6 | 0.2% | 7.9% | 37.0% | +30.9 ppsince 2014 | 67.8% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 99.82024 | 138/210 | 4/6 | 0.0 | 33.6 | 131.9 | +20%since 2014 | 81.7 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 10.12024 | 119/208 | 2/6 | · | 0.2 | 4.4 | +1,011%since 2014 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 1.42024 | 164/213 | 4/6 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | −55%since 2014 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 5412024 | 121/215 | 4/6 | · | 1 | 210 | +15,028%since 2014 | 1,120 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 97.9%2024 | 142/215 | 6/6 | 29.9% | 68.6% | 89.9% | +13.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.8% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 94.2%2024 | 145/211 | 6/6 | 21.3% | 63.2% | 93.7%2022 | +12.1 ppsince 2014 | 99.8% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 99.7%2024 | 146/213 | 5/6 | 85.4% | 95.5% | 94.2% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 45.0%2024 | 146/192 | 4/6 | 6.0% | 27.0% | 40.0% | +13.0 ppsince 2014 | 74.3% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 389 kWh2024 | 126/149 | 4/4 | 57 kWh | 101 kWh | 257 kWh | +174%since 2014 | 1,140 kWh | 928 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 451 kgoe2024 | 124/150 | 2/4 | 330 kgoe | 373 kgoe | 524 kgoe | +4.6%since 2014 | 716 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 13.4%2024 | 49/149 | 2/4 | 21.2% | 34.3% | 24.3% | −18.9 ppsince 2014 | 13.8% | 14.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+30.9 pp46.3% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+1,011%10.1 in 2024
- Secure servers+15,028%541 in 2024
- Electricity access+13.0 pp97.9% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Nepal and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Nepal. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Nepal | India | China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 46.3%2024 | 70.0%2025 | 91.6%2025 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 99.82024 | 79.42024 | 131.82024 |
| Fixed broadband | 10.12024 | 3.22024 | 47.22024 |
| Fixed telephone | 1.42024 | 2.72024 | 11.72024 |
| Secure servers | 5412024 | 1,2122024 | 1,4132024 |
| Electricity access | 97.9%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 94.2%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 99.7%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 45.0%2024 | 81.0%2024 | 90.0%2024 |