EnergyOilCoalElectricity

Nepal Coal

Reserves (2023)#80 World
8,818,480short tons
< 0.01%
of world reserves
> 500 years
at current production
Production (2024)#65 World
3,162.5short tons−68.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#70 World
1,523,317short tons+29.1% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−4,164.8short tons

Production covers 0.21% of consumption.

The rest is imported.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Coal Reserves in Nepal

  • Nepal holds 8,818,480 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#80 in the world), and accounting for about 0.00069% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, Nepal has about > 500 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Nepal

  • Nepal produced 3,162.5 short tons of coal in 2024 (#65 in the world), a decrease of 68.4% from 10,010 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Nepal

  • Nepal consumed 1,523,317 short tons of coal in 2024 (#70 in the world), an increase of 29.1% from 2023. This represents 0.02% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Nepal averaged 102.7 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 0.28 pounds per day (#79 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Nepal

  • Nepal imported 1,521,565 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈99.9% of consumption).

coal Balance in Nepal

  • In 2024, Nepal produced approximately 8.66 short tons of coal per day and consumed 4,173.5 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 4,164.8 short tons.

Nepal Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———3,162.5−68.4%65< 0.01%1,523,317+29.1%700.02%102.71,521,56501,521,565
20238,818,48080< 0.01%10,010−39.5%66< 0.01%1,180,348−0.39%750.01%79.51,171,98601,171,986
20228,818,48080< 0.01%16,535−49.4%65< 0.01%1,184,983+102.2%760.01%79.761,096,74401,096,744
20218,818,48080< 0.01%32,646+5.8%64< 0.01%586,100−33.9%850.01%39.77553,4540553,454
20208,818,48080< 0.01%30,865+3%64< 0.01%887,231+18.9%810.01%61.26857,5290857,529
20198,818,48080< 0.01%29,962+8.7%63< 0.01%746,499+48.6%810.01%52.54728,8620728,862
20188,818,48080< 0.01%27,558+8.7%65< 0.01%502,252+11.1%860.01%35.77474,6940474,694
20178,818,48080< 0.01%25,353+9.5%65< 0.01%452,146+16.9%880.01%32.28426,7930426,793
20168,818,48080< 0.01%23,149+10.5%65< 0.01%386,681+5.5%89< 0.01%27.66363,5320363,532
20158,818,48080< 0.01%20,944−9.5%67< 0.01%366,445+14.6%88< 0.01%26.34345,5010345,501
20148,818,48081< 0.01%23,149+10.5%66< 0.01%319,848−12.8%88< 0.01%23.12296,7000296,700
20131,102,31079< 0.01%20,944+18.2%66< 0.01%366,927−10.5%86< 0.01%26.6345,9830345,983
20121,102,31079< 0.01%17,725+22.2%67< 0.01%409,894+12.5%78< 0.01%29.77392,1690392,169
20111,102,31079< 0.01%14,506+11.5%66< 0.01%364,355+20%79< 0.01%26.53349,8490349,849
20101,102,31079< 0.01%13,007−20.4%66< 0.01%303,746−1.6%79< 0.01%22.22290,7390290,739
20091,102,31079< 0.01%16,335+7%66< 0.01%308,668−2.2%76< 0.01%22.72292,3330292,333
20081,102,31079< 0.01%15,261−1.1%66< 0.01%315,557+6.1%75< 0.01%23.38300,2960300,296
2007———15,432+17%66< 0.01%297,306+7.5%75< 0.01%22.2281,8740281,874
2006———13,187+29.2%66< 0.01%276,639−0.71%75< 0.01%20.83263,4520263,452
2005———10,206+2.9%65< 0.01%278,619−1.7%73< 0.01%21.18268,4120268,412
2004———9,920.8−18.2%67< 0.01%283,294−11.7%73< 0.01%21.78273,3730273,373
2003———12,125−8.3%67< 0.01%320,772+27.6%690.01%24.97308,6470308,647
2002———13,228+20%66< 0.01%251,327+15.2%73< 0.01%19.84238,0990238,099
2001———11,023−41.2%66< 0.01%218,257+11.9%74< 0.01%17.5207,2340207,234
2000———18,739−5.6%65< 0.01%195,109+18%74< 0.01%15.9176,3700176,370
1999———19,842+63.6%65< 0.01%165,347+30.4%71< 0.01%13.71145,5050145,505
1998———12,125+42%67< 0.01%126,766+3.8%79< 0.01%10.71114,6400114,640
1997———8,539.7+29.6%67< 0.01%122,078+3.5%79< 0.01%10.52113,5380113,538
1996———6,588.3+0.19%68< 0.01%117,922−17%80< 0.01%10.37111,3330111,333
1995———6,575.5+0.19%67< 0.01%142,160+8.4%79< 0.01%12.78135,5840135,584
1994———6,562.7+129%69< 0.01%131,124+1.2%80< 0.01%12.08124,5610124,561
1993———2,866+9.7%69< 0.01%129,632+10.6%82< 0.01%12.24126,7660126,766
1992———2,611.6+10.8%69< 0.01%117,252+2.1%81< 0.01%11.38114,6400114,640
1991———2,357.2—58< 0.01%114,793+28.6%63< 0.01%11.46112,4360112,436
1990———0———89,287+6.6%67< 0.01%9.1589,287089,287
1989———0———83,796+0.02%67< 0.01%8.7983,796083,796
1988———0———83,776−9.5%66< 0.01%8.9983,776083,776
1987———0———92,594+3.7%66< 0.01%10.1592,594092,594
1986———0———89,287−5.8%67< 0.01%9.9989,287089,287
1985———0———94,799+6.2%67< 0.01%10.8594,799094,799
1984———0———89,287−5.8%67< 0.01%10.4589,287089,287
1983———0———94,799+21.1%64< 0.01%11.3694,799094,799
1982———0———78,264+14.5%61< 0.01%9.678,264078,264
1981———0———68,343−25.3%61< 0.01%8.5868,343068,343
1980———0———91,492—60< 0.01%11.7791,492091,492

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