Population using at least basic sanitation services in Nepal
Nepal: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 87.0% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Nepal peaked at 87.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 86th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 12.0% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 39.4% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 72.3% | 87.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Nepal
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 15.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0608 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0611 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 20.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0256 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Nepal?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Nepal was 87.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Nepal ranks 86th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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