Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 4.9 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Nepal stood at 4.9 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 51.4% on the previous year and down 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 112.39 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 44th of 171 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 112.39 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 108.76 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 105.26 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 101.53 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 97.58 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 93.39 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 89 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 84.43 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 79.74 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 74.95 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 70.09 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 65.1 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 59.97 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 54.83 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 49.75 people per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 44.79 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 39.79 people per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 34.69 people per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 29.63 people per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 24.82 people per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 20.09 people per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 15.19 people per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 10.08 people per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 2023 | 4.9 people per square kilometre | -51.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -51.4% | 10.08 people per square kilometre | 4.9 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7 people per square kilometre | 74.95 people per square kilometre | 112.39 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.35 people per square kilometre | 24.82 people per square kilometre | 70.09 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.56 people per square kilometre | 4.9 people per square kilometre | 20.09 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.19 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 Malawi 5.12 people per square kilometre compare
- 43 Tanzania 5.06 people per square kilometre compare
- 45 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.62 people per square kilometre compare
- 46 Sudan 4.44 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Somalia 4.39 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Nepal?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Nepal was 4.9 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 112.39 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 44th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.