People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Nepal
Nepal: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 74.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Nepal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 74.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nepal peaked at 74.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 62nd of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q5 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.7% | — |
| 2001 | 57.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.4% | 56.7% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 67.2% | 74.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 59 Sudan 81.0% compare
- 60 Mauritania 78.5% compare
- 61 Mozambique 75.4% compare
- 63 Cameroon 73.7% compare
- 64 Bangladesh 73.6% compare
- 65 Central African Republic 71.9% 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 ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2805 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.6077 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3505 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nepal?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nepal was 74.5% 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): q5 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Nepal ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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