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Nepal vs. India

Energy

NepalIndia
Electricity - production4.244 billion kWh (2016 est.)1.386 trillion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption4.983 billion kWh (2016 est.)1.137 trillion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports2.69 million kWh (FY 2017 est.)5.15 billion kWh (2015 est.)
Electricity - imports2.175 billion kWh (2016 est.)5.617 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Oil - production0 bbl/day (2018 est.)709,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - imports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)4.057 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)4.495 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)1.29 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - production0 cu m (2017 est.)31.54 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption0 cu m (2017 est.)55.43 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)76.45 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports0 cu m (2017 est.)23.96 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity943,100 kW (2016 est.)367.8 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels5% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)71% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants92% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)12% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production0 bbl/day (2015 est.)4.897 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption27,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)4.521 million bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)1.305 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports26,120 bbl/day (2015 est.)653,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 93% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 94% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 93% (2019)
electrification - total population: 99% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 99% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 99% (2019)

Source: CIA Factbook