People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Nepal
Nepal: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 53.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Nepal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 53.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 105.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Nepal peaked at 53.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.
That places Nepal 55th 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 basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +40.3% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +28.7% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 6.8% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 34.0% | 53.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Nepal?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Nepal was 53.1% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Nepal ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.5%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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