Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 16 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nepal stood at 16 %. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nepal peaked at 30 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16 %, in 2021.
That places Nepal 135th out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28 % | 27 % | 29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6 % | 19 % | 30 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4 % | 16 % | 18 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 70.24 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,369 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 383.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 47.95 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,795 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 145 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 48.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,804 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nepal?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nepal was 16 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 30 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 % in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Nepal ranks 135th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.