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Nepal: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban

92.32percent · 2024+0.5% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Nepal from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202492.321
202392.271
202292.221
202192.172
202092.122
201992.071
201892.021
201791.971
201691.92
201591.869
201491.818
201391.767
201291.716
201191.665
201091.613
200991.562
200891.51
200791.458
200691.406
200591.354
200491.301
200391.249
200291.196
200191.143
200091.09

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services, urban. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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