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Nepal: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural

86.97percent · 2024+67.5% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs. Annual figures for Nepal from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202486.972
202383.223
202279.528
202175.888
202072.302
201968.771
201865.294
201761.872
201658.504
201555.191
201451.933
201348.729
201245.579
201142.484
201039.444
200936.458
200833.527
200730.65
200627.827
200525.06
200422.346
200319.688
200217.083
200114.534
200012.039

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic sanitation services, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-rural (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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