Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018
Entity Registrant Name	Enviva Partners, LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001592057
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Common Units
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,445,268
Subordinated Units-Sponsor
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,905,138