Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Nepal

Access to clean water in Nepal in 2024 — 93.6%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 14.2 pp.

2024 93.6% +0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 129of 202
Period maximum 93.6%2024
Period minimum 79.5%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Nepal, 2000–202475808590952000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 79.5%2001: 80.2%2002: 80.8%2003: 81.4%2004: 82.1%2005: 82.7%2006: 83.3%2007: 83.9%2008: 84.6%2009: 85.2%2010: 85.8%2011: 86.4%2012: 87%2013: 87.5%2014: 88.1%2015: 88.7%2016: 89.3%2017: 89.8%2018: 90.4%2019: 91%2020: 91.5%2021: 92.1%2022: 92.6%2023: 93.1%2024: 93.6%
Change over the period: +14.2 pp Annual average: 0.59 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Nepal 93.6%
World 91.5%
South Asia 95.9%
Southern Asia computed 95.1%
Access to clean water — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 93.6 +0.5 pp
2023 93.1 +0.5 pp
2022 92.6 +0.5 pp
2021 92.1 +0.5 pp
2020 91.5 +0.5 pp
2019 91 +0.6 pp
2018 90.4 +0.6 pp
2017 89.8 +0.6 pp
2016 89.3 +0.6 pp
2015 88.7 +0.6 pp
2014 88.1 +0.6 pp
2013 87.5 +0.6 pp
2012 87 +0.6 pp
2011 86.4 +0.6 pp
2010 85.8 +0.6 pp
2009 85.2 +0.6 pp
2008 84.6 +0.6 pp
2007 83.9 +0.6 pp
2006 83.3 +0.6 pp
2005 82.7 +0.6 pp
2004 82.1 +0.6 pp
2003 81.4 +0.6 pp
2002 80.8 +0.6 pp
2001 80.2 +0.7 pp
2000 79.5

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

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