People using at least basic drinking water services in Nepal
Nepal: People using at least basic drinking water services was 93.6% in 2024. β² Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Nepal, 2000β2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Nepal is 93.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Nepal peaked at 93.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 137th of 215 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 | 82.4% | 79.5% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 85.8% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.5% | 93.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 134 Belize 94.8% compare
- 135 Syrian Arab Republic 94.1% compare
- 136 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 93.9% compare
- 138 Ukraine 93.5% compare
- 139 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.4% compare
- 140 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 93.3% compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.4937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4771 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 257,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Nepal?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Nepal was 93.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Nepal ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.