Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 6.29 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Nepal is 6.29 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 46.5% on the previous year and down 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 116.76 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.29 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Nepal 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 116.76 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 113.21 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 109.7 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 105.95 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 101.96 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 97.72 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 93.26 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 88.61 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 83.83 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 78.94 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 73.96 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 68.83 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 63.56 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 58.26 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 53.02 people per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 47.9 people per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 42.72 people per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 37.43 people per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 32.16 people per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 27.16 people per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 22.23 people per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 17.12 people per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 11.76 people per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 2023 | 6.29 people per square kilometre | -46.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 6.29 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.47 people per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, 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 | -46.5% | 11.76 people per square kilometre | 6.29 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.99 people per square kilometre | 78.94 people per square kilometre | 116.76 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5 people per square kilometre | 27.16 people per square kilometre | 73.96 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.35 people per square kilometre | 6.29 people per square kilometre | 22.23 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.82 people per square kilometre compare
- 39 Cape Verde 6.75 people per square kilometre compare
- 40 Senegal 6.42 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 Kenya 6.04 people per square kilometre compare
- 43 Guinea-Bissau 5.97 people per square kilometre compare
- 44 Zimbabwe 5.71 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, per square kilometre in Nepal?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Nepal was 6.29 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 116.76 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.29 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 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.