People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Nepal
Nepal: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 was 98.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nepal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nepal is 98.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nepal peaked at 98.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2000.
That places Nepal 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.4% | — |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 98.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.4% | 87.4% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.0% | 98.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nepal?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nepal was 98.4% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Nepal ranks 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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