People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nepal
Nepal: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 76.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nepal stood at 76.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nepal peaked at 76.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 2005.
That places Nepal 57th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.1% | — |
| 2006 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.1% | 74.1% | 74.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 74.3% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 76.1% | 76.9% | 5 |
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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 76.9% 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 76.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% 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 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.