Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0053 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Nepal is 0.0053 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 82.4% on the previous year and down 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.6819 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 people per person, in 2024.
That places Nepal 89th out of 214 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, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6819 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6505 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6208 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5912 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5618 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5324 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5032 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4742 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4452 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4164 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3878 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3593 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3309 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3027 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2747 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2468 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2191 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1915 people per person | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1642 people per person | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.137 people per person | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 0.11 people per person | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0833 people per person | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0567 people per person | -31.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0304 people per person | -46.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 people per person | -82.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0053 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, 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 | -82.4% | 0.0304 people per person | 0.0053 people per person |
| 2023 | -46.4% | 0.0567 people per person | 0.0304 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5478 people per person | 0.4164 people per person | 0.6819 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2614 people per person | 0.137 people per person | 0.3878 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0571 people per person | 0.0053 people per person | 0.11 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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, per capita in Nepal?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Nepal was 0.0053 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6819 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, 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, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 89th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.1%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.