Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Nepal
Nepal: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 14.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 14.4% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Nepal peaked at 28.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2021.
That places Nepal 67th out of 85 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 | 26.2% | 25.1% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 17.4% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.1% | 15.8% | 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 safely managed drinking-water services in Nepal?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Nepal was 14.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Nepal ranks 67th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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