People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nepal
Nepal: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 65.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nepal, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nepal stood at 65.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nepal peaked at 65.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2005.
That places Nepal 57th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.9% | — |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 42.6% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 59.1% | 65.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 54 Tajikistan 67.6% compare
- 55 Suriname 66.8% compare
- 56 Bangladesh 66.1% compare
- 58 Kiribati 58.6% compare
- 59 Lao People's Democratic Republic 56.6% compare
- 60 Yemen 56.3% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0434 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nepal?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nepal was 65.8% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Nepal ranks 57th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.