Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 45.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Nepal is 45.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Nepal peaked at 45.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 148th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 6.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 27.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 40.0% | 45.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8798 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,351 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 119.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 184,158 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Nepal?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Nepal was 45.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Nepal ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.