Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0053 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0053 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0256 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 people per person, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 44th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0255 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0256 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0251 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0247 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0241 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0236 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.023 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0224 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0217 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.021 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0203 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0195 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0187 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0178 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.017 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.016 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.015 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.014 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 people per person | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 people per person | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 people per person | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 people per person | -20.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0053 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0237 people per person | 0.021 people per person | 0.0256 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0163 people per person | 0.0118 people per person | 0.0203 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 people per person | 0.0053 people per person | 0.0106 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 41 El Salvador 0.0061 people per person compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0061 people per person compare
- 43 Cameroon 0.0054 people per person compare
- 45 Senegal 0.0051 people per person compare
- 46 Philippines 0.0051 people per person compare
- 47 Uganda 0.0049 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 urban areas, per capita in Nepal?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Nepal was 0.0053 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0256 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 people per person in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 44th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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)
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.