Energy & Environment

Select Indicator Name Description Source Timeframe Publication Date Released Date
Noise level by traffic area The level of noise disaggregated by traffic area such as high traffic areas, commercial and residential areas, etc.)The unit of measurement is A-weighted decibel (dBA). Nepal Health Research Council and World Health Organization, Assessment of Noise Pollution and Development of Criteria for its Prevention and Control, June 2003. 2003 January 27, 2017
Firewood use for cooking by household Percentage of households usually using wood/firewood for cooking. National Population and Housing Census, 2011 2011 March 30, 2017
Supply of forest products Supply of forest products. Department of Forests (Community Forest Division). Central Bureau of Statistical Year 2019. Kathmandu, Nepal. Central Bureau of Statistics. 2005-2006, 2008-2017 May 24, 2017
Numbers of threatened species assessed on the IUCN red list by major groups of Organisms NOTES: 1. Threatened species are those listed as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU). 2. Prior to the year 2000, The IUCN Red List was published in book form only, with updated versions being released every few years. The IUCN Red List web site was released in 2000, making more regular updates possible. Since then, the Red List has been updated at least once each year, with the exception of 2001 and 2005 when there were no updates published. Since 2009, The IUCN Red List has been updated at least twice each year, with separate version numbers being used for each update; the figures in Table 1b are for the latest versions published each year. 3. The figures for 1996/1998 are for the threatened species assessments that were published in the 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (Baillie and Groombridge 1998) and The World List of Threatened Trees (Oldfield et al . 1998). 4. The plant numbers DO NOT include species from the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants (Walter and Gillett 1998) as those assessments used the pre-1994 IUCN system of threat categories. Hence the numbers of threatened plants in Table 1b are much lower when compared to the 1997 results. When reporting on threatened plants, the results from the current web version of The IUCN Red List should be combined with the 1997 Plants Red List. Since there have been many taxonomic changes for plant species since 1997, careful comparison of the current and 1997 species lists will be needed when combining these results to avoid double-counting. 5. Figures are not available for total number of gymnosperms and flowering plants assessed for the World List of Threatened Trees (Oldfield et al . 1998). Oldfield et al . (1998) included a summary table showing total numbers of species in each IUCN Red List Category (which included some assessments that were not actually included in the final publication), but there is no summary of numbers of species assessed by taxonomic group. The numbers of gymnosperm and flowering plant species assessed as threatened in Oldfield et al . (1998) were obtained through a manual count of species appearing in the publication. * Total = Sum of vertebrates, Invertibrates, Plants, fungi and protists IUCN Red List version 2013 and Central Bureau of Statistics. Nepal Statistical Year Book (2019). Kathmandu Nepal: Central Bureau of Statistics. 2011-2020 June 24, 2021
Earthquake: Losses value Total losses value due to earthquake disaggregated. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 1974, 1980, 1988, 1993-1995, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2011-2013 April 24, 2017
Area covered by water bodies (river, lake) The area covered by water bodies(rivers, lakes). The units of measurement is hectare. Department of Forest (Information System Development Project for the Management of Tropical Forest; Activity Report of Wide Area and Tropical Forest Resource Survey, March, 2001). 2001 January 27, 2017
Waste disposal cost by district headquarter The cost of waste disposal incurred by district head-quarter. The cost is measured in thousand rupees. Central Bureau of Statistics.(2015). Statistical Year Book. Pulchowk, Lalitpur: Central Bureau of Statistics 2009-2013 January 27, 2016
Accident: Number of affected people Accident: Automobile, rail, aircraft or navigation accidents. Limited to accidents induced by natural phenomena, such as landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, rain, etc. Includes transportation accidents generating spills or leaks of harmful substances, regardless of the cause. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 2005, 2008-2014 Jun 2016, Lalitpur April 3, 2017
Lakes between 100-499 meter (m) altitude Total number of lakes that are lies between 100 to 499 meter altitude. National Planning Commission. (2019). Environment Statistics of Nepal 2019. Kathmandu, Nepal; Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019 May 9, 2019
Accident: Number of destroyed houses Automobile, rail, aircraft or navigation accidents. Limited to accidents induced by natural phenomena, such as landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, rain, etc. Includes transportation accidents generating spills or leaks of harmful substances, regardless of the cause. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 2008-2014 April 28, 2017
Loss of lives, livestock and other effects by disaster Total loss of lives, livestock and other effects caused by major disasters i.e; flood, cold, landslide, avalanches, earthquake, fire, epidemic, windstorm, hailstone & thunderbolt) Statistical Yearbook, various issues, Central Bureau of Statistics 1983-2017 January 27, 2017
Solar panels installed The number of installed solar panel. Alternative Energy Promotion Centre 2002-2016 April 28, 2017
Lakes between 2000-2999 meter (m) altitude Total number of lakes that are lies below 2000-2999 meter altitude. National Planning Commission. (2019). Environment Statistics of Nepal 2019. Kathmandu, Nepal; Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019 May 9, 2019
Lakes above 5000 meter (m) altitude Total number of lakes that are lies above 5000 meter altitude. National Planning Commission. (2019). Environment Statistics of Nepal 2019. Kathmandu, Nepal; Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019 May 9, 2019
LPG use for cooking by household Percentage of households usually using LPG for cooking. National Population and Housing Census, 2011 2011 March 30, 2017
Earthquake: Number of injured people Total number of injured people due to earthquake disaggregated. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 1980, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2011, 2013 April 24, 2017
Status of electricity generation and consumption The amount of electricity consumption disaggregated by sectors and sources such as household, industrial, import, export, etc. .The unit of measurement is kilowatt hour and megawatts. Ministry of Finance.(2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008, 2009, 2010 ,2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016, 2020). Economic Survey. Kathmandu: Ministry of Finance 1975-2020 January 27, 2017
Change in numbers of species in the threatened categories for the major taxonomic groups on the Red list Note: Changes in number of threatened species from year to year should not be directly interpreted as trends in the status of biodiversity. The figures displayed below reflect increased assessment efforts by IUCN and its Partners over time, rather than genuine changes in numbers of threatened species. For a clearer view of genuine trends in the status of biodiversity please see the IUCN Red List Index page on The IUCN Red List web site (https://www.iucnredlist.org/assessment/red-list-index). IUCN Red List version 2013 and Central Bureau of Statistics. Nepal Statistical Year Book (2019). Kathmandu Nepal: Central Bureau of Statistics. 2000, 2001-2020 April 27, 2017
Rainfall by station The units of measurement is millimeter of the rainfall stations. Department of Hydrology & Metrology, Nepal Statistical Year Book, 2019. Central Bureau of Statistics. 2002-2019 January 27, 2017
Waste generated by district headquarter The amount of waste generated by district headquarter.The unit of measurement is metric ton per year (MT/year). Central Bureau of Statistics.(2015). Statistical Year Book. Pulchowk, Lalitpur: Central Bureau of Statistics 2009-2013 January 27, 2016
Accident: Losses value Automobile, rail, aircraft or navigation accidents. Limited to accidents induced by natural phenomena, such as landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, rain, etc. Includes transportation accidents generating spills or leaks of harmful substances, regardless of the cause. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 2008, 2010-2013 April 28, 2017
Cost of solid waste disposal Total amount of cost for the disposal of solid waste. Note: cost is estimated on the annual budget of waste management of municipalities. Central Bureau of Statistics (2019). Environment Statistics of Nepal 2019. Kathmandu; Central Bureau of Statistics. 2007-2017 2019 May 10, 2019
Average wind speed The average wind speed disaggregated (stations). The unit of measurement is kilometre per hour. Department of Hydrology & Metrology 2000-2012 January 27, 2017
Electricity demand, consumption, production and physical infrastructure Ministry of Finance. Economic Survey 2020. Kathmandu Nepal: Ministry of Finance. 2013-2021 June 25, 2021
Waste disposal cost by municipalities The cost of waste disposal incurred by municipality per day. The cost is measured in rupees per day. Central Bureau of Statistics.(2015). Statistical Year Book. Pulchowk, Lalitpur: Central Bureau of Statistics 2007-2013 January 27, 2016
Total number of lakes Total number of lakes. National Planning Commission. (2019). Environment Statistics of Nepal 2019. Kathmandu, Nepal; Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019 May 9, 2019
Accident: Number of death people Accident: Automobile, rail, aircraft or navigation accidents. Limited to accidents induced by natural phenomena, such as landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, rain, etc. Includes transportation accidents generating spills or leaks of harmful substances, regardless of the cause. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 2004-2014 Jun 2016, Lalitpur April 3, 2017
Accident: Number of injured people Accident: Automobile, rail, aircraft or navigation accidents. Limited to accidents induced by natural phenomena, such as landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, rain, etc. Includes transportation accidents generating spills or leaks of harmful substances, regardless of the cause. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 2004-2014 Jun 2016, Lalitpur April 3, 2017
Accident: Number of missing people Accident: Automobile, rail, aircraft or navigation accidents. Limited to accidents induced by natural phenomena, such as landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, rain, etc. Includes transportation accidents generating spills or leaks of harmful substances, regardless of the cause. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 2007-2012 Jun 2016, Lalitpur April 3, 2017
Earthquake: Number of death people Total number of death people due to earthquake disaggregated. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 1980, 1988, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2015 April 24, 2017
Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS) installed The number of Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS) installed. Alternative Energy Promotion Centre 2014-2016 April 28, 2017
Number of traffic accidents and lives affected Number of traffic accidents and lives affected. Police Headquarters 1979-2011 January 27, 2017
Mean annual temperature The mean annual temperatures disaggregated (station). The units of measurement is degrees Celsius. Department of Hydrology & Metrology 2003-2012 January 27, 2017
Status of alternative energy uses Ministry of Finance.(2020). Economic Survey 2020. Kathmandu: Ministry of Finance 2009-2020 June 25, 2021
Number of species in threatened categories on the IUCN Red list NOTES: 1. Threatened species are those listed as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU). 2. Prior to the year 2000, The IUCN Red List was published in book form only, with updated versions being released every few years. The IUCN Red List web site was released in 2000, making more regular updates possible. Since then, the Red List has been updated at least once each year, with the exception of 2001 and 2005 when there were no updates published. Since 2009, The IUCN Red List has been updated at least twice each year, with separate version numbers being used for each update; the figures in Table 1b are for the latest versions published each year. 3. The figures for 1996/1998 are for the threatened species assessments that were published in the 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (Baillie and Groombridge 1998) and The World List of Threatened Trees (Oldfield et al . 1998). 4. The plant numbers DO NOT include species from the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants (Walter and Gillett 1998) as those assessments used the pre-1994 IUCN system of threat categories. Hence the numbers of threatened plants in Table 1b are much lower when compared to the 1997 results. When reporting on threatened plants, the results from the current web version of The IUCN Red List should be combined with the 1997 Plants Red List. Since there have been many taxonomic changes for plant species since 1997, careful comparison of the current and 1997 species lists will be needed when combining these results to avoid double-counting. 5. Figures are not available for total number of gymnosperms and flowering plants assessed for the World List of Threatened Trees (Oldfield et al . 1998). Oldfield et al . (1998) included a summary table showing total numbers of species in each IUCN Red List Category (which included some assessments that were not actually included in the final publication), but there is no summary of numbers of species assessed by taxonomic group. The numbers of gymnosperm and flowering plant species assessed as threatened in Oldfield et al . (1998) were obtained through a manual count of species appearing in the publication. * Total = Sum of vertebrates, Invertibrates, Plants, fungi and protists IUCN Red List version 2013 and Central Bureau of Statistics. Nepal Statistical Year Book (2019). Kathmandu Nepal: Central Bureau of Statistics. 2000, 2002-2020 April 27, 2017
Solid waste generation by district The solid waste are generation by per day. Central Bureau of Statistics (2019). Environment Statistics of Nepal 2019. Kathmandu; Central Bureau of Statistics. 2007-2017 2019 May 10, 2019
Structure of energy consumption The amount of energy consumption disaggregated by types of sources such as traditional and commercial sources. The unit of measurement is thousand tonne of oil equivalent. Ministry of Finance.(2002 , 2003 , 2004, 2020). Economic Survey. Kathmandu: Ministry of Finance 2002-2020 January 27, 2017
Earthquake: Number of destroyed houses Total number of houses destroyed due to earthquake disaggregated. http://drrportal.gov.np and http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 1980, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2007, 2011-2013 April 24, 2017
Accident: Number of affected houses Automobile, rail, aircraft or navigation accidents. Limited to accidents induced by natural phenomena, such as landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, rain, etc. Includes transportation accidents generating spills or leaks of harmful substances, regardless of the cause. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 2008, 2010-2014 April 28, 2017
Human casualties due to major disaster Total number of human casualties due to major disasters. Statistical Yearbook, various issues, Central Bureau of Statistics 1983-2013 January 27, 2017
Waste generated by municipalities The quantity of waste generated by municipalities. The units of measurement is metric ton/day. Central Bureau of Statistics.(2015). Statistical Year Book. Pulchowk, Lalitpur: Central Bureau of Statistics 2007-2013 January 27, 2016
Number of incidents of plane crash Number of incidents of plane crash. Avaition Safety Network. https://aviation-safety.net/database/country/country.php?id=9N 1955-2016 January 27, 2017
Earthquake: Number of affected people Total number of affected people due to earthquake disaggregated. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 1997, 2011-2013 April 24, 2017
Supply situation of petroleum products in Kathmandu The supplied amount of various petroleum products in Kathmandu. The units are measured in kiloliter or metric ton accordingly. Ministry of Finance.(2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008, 2009, 2010 ,2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016). Economic Survey. Kathmandu: Ministry of Finance 1997-2015 April 26, 2017
Lakes between 500-1999 meter (m) altitude Total number of lakes that are lies below 500 to 1999 meter altitude. National Planning Commission. (2019). Environment Statistics of Nepal 2019. Kathmandu, Nepal; Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019 May 9, 2019
Average hours of sunshine per day by station Unit of measurement is number of hours per day. Department of Hydrology & Metrology and Central Bureau of Statistics. Nepal Statistical Year Book (2019). Kathmandu, Nepal: Central Bureau of Statistics. 2002-2018 January 27, 2017
Biogas plants installed The number of installed biogas plants. Alternative Energy Promotion Centre 1995-2016 April 28, 2017
Lakes between 3000-4999 meter (m) altitude Total number of lakes that are lies below 3000-4999 meter altitude. National Planning Commission. (2019). Environment Statistics of Nepal 2019. Kathmandu, Nepal; Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019 May 9, 2019
Lakes below 100 meter (m) altitude Total number of lakes that are lies below 100 meter altitude. National Planning Commission. (2019). Environment Statistics of Nepal 2019. Kathmandu, Nepal; Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019 May 9, 2019
Earthquake: Number of affected houses Total number of affected houses due to earthquake disaggregated. NSET 2016, In-house printing: Disasters in Nepal: Inventory of Events and Analysis of Impacts 1971 to 2015, Jun 2016, Lalitpur and - NSET,2015, DesInventar Database for 1971-2015, http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=npl 1980, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2007, 2011-2013 April 24, 2017
Status of petroleum products import Ministry of Finance.(2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005, 2020). Economic Survey. Kathmandu: Ministry of Finance 1975-2019 January 27, 2017

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