People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Nepal
Nepal: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 69.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Nepal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Nepal stood at 69.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Nepal peaked at 69.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2000.
That places Nepal 53rd 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): Q4 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.8% | — |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 15.8% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 47.6% | 69.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Nepal?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Nepal was 69.8% 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): q4 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Nepal ranks 53rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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