Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Nepal

Access to basic sanitation in Nepal in 2024 — 86%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 71.1 pp.

2024 86% +3.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 128of 193
Period maximum 86%2024
Period minimum 14.9%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Nepal, 2000–202402550751002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 14.9%2001: 17.4%2002: 19.9%2003: 22.4%2004: 25%2005: 27.6%2006: 30.3%2007: 33.1%2008: 35.8%2009: 38.6%2010: 41.5%2011: 44.4%2012: 47.4%2013: 50.4%2014: 53.4%2015: 56.5%2016: 59.6%2017: 62.8%2018: 66%2019: 69.2%2020: 72.5%2021: 75.8%2022: 79.2%2023: 82.6%2024: 86%
Change over the period: +71.1 pp Annual average: 2.96 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal

Nepal 86%
World 82.2%
Southern Asia computed 80.5%
Access to basic sanitation — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 86 +3.4 pp
2023 82.6 +3.4 pp
2022 79.2 +3.4 pp
2021 75.8 +3.3 pp
2020 72.5 +3.3 pp
2019 69.2 +3.2 pp
2018 66 +3.2 pp
2017 62.8 +3.2 pp
2016 59.6 +3.1 pp
2015 56.5 +3.1 pp
2014 53.4 +3 pp
2013 50.4 +3 pp
2012 47.4 +3 pp
2011 44.4 +2.9 pp
2010 41.5 +2.9 pp
2009 38.6 +2.8 pp
2008 35.8 +2.8 pp
2007 33.1 +2.7 pp
2006 30.3 +2.7 pp
2005 27.6 +2.6 pp
2004 25 +2.6 pp
2003 22.4 +2.5 pp
2002 19.9 +2.5 pp
2001 17.4 +2.5 pp
2000 14.9

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.