Regional Energy Programme for Poverty Reduction

Energy and Poverty in Nepal: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Country Fact Box

Nepal Fact Box
Capital	Kathmandu
Area	140,000 square kilometers
Population (2006)	27.7 million
Total primary energy supply / Population (2004)	0.34 toe / capita
Gross domestic product (GDP)(2004)	6.15 billion US$ 2000
Energy production (2004)	8.07 Mtoe
Poverty (the most recent year available during 1990-2004)	33% (population below income poverty line US$1)
Traditional fuel consumption (2003)	93.2% of total energy requirements
Electricity consumption / Population (2004)	69 kWh / capita
Net imports (2004)	0.99 Mtoe
GDP per unit of energy use (2003)	4.0 US$ 2000 PPP per kg of oil equivalent
CO₂ / Population (2004)	0.11 t CO₂ / capita
OPVI (Oil Price Venerability Index)(2006)	0.78 (Low)