Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nepal stood at 0 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.6563 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2024.
That places Nepal 103rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6563 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.625 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5957 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5666 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5376 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5089 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4802 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4518 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4235 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3954 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3675 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3398 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3122 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2849 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2577 people per person | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2308 people per person | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.204 people per person | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1775 people per person | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1512 people per person | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1252 people per person | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0994 people per person | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0739 people per person | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0486 people per person | -34.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0236 people per person | -51.4% |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 0.0236 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2023 | -51.4% | 0.0486 people per person | 0.0236 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5241 people per person | 0.3954 people per person | 0.6563 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2451 people per person | 0.1252 people per person | 0.3675 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0491 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0994 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 100 Armenia 0.0001 people per person compare
- 101 Jordan 0.0001 people per person compare
- 102 Ukraine 0 people per person compare
- 103 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 103 Andorra 0 people per person
- 103 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 103 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people per person compare
- 103 Austria 0 people per person
- 103 Belgium 0 people per person
- 103 Bangladesh 0 people per person compare
- 103 Bulgaria 0 people per person
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 103 Belarus 0 people per person
- 103 Brazil 0 people per person compare
- 103 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 103 Canada 0 people per person
- 103 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 103 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 103 China 0 people per person compare
- 103 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 103 Czechia 0 people per person
- 103 Germany 0 people per person
- 103 Denmark 0 people per person
- 103 Algeria 0 people per person compare
- 103 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 103 Spain 0 people per person
- 103 Estonia 0 people per person
- 103 Finland 0 people per person
- 103 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 103 France 0 people per person
- 103 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 103 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 103 Gambia 0 people per person compare
- 103 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 103 Guyana 0 people per person compare
- 103 Hungary 0 people per person
- 103 Ireland 0 people per person
- 103 Iraq 0 people per person compare
- 103 Iceland 0 people per person
- 103 Israel 0 people per person
- 103 Italy 0 people per person
- 103 Kazakhstan 0 people per person compare
- 103 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 103 Sri Lanka 0 people per person compare
- 103 Lithuania 0 people per person
- 103 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 103 Latvia 0 people per person
- 103 Morocco 0 people per person compare
- 103 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 103 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 103 Malta 0 people per person
- 103 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 103 Norway 0 people per person
- 103 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 103 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 103 Palau 0 people per person
- 103 Poland 0 people per person
- 103 North Korea 0 people per person
- 103 Portugal 0 people per person
- 103 Romania 0 people per person
- 103 Russia 0 people per person
- 103 Slovakia 0 people per person
- 103 Sweden 0 people per person
- 103 Eswatini 0 people per person compare
- 103 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 103 Tunisia 0 people per person compare
- 103 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
- 103 United States 0 people per person
- 103 Vietnam 0 people per person compare
- 103 South Africa 0 people per person compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nepal?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nepal was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6563 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 103rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.