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Nepal: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban

82.74percent · 2024+38.0% 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
202482.742
202380.324
202277.937
202175.581
202073.257
201970.964
201868.703
201766.473
201664.274
201562.106
201459.97
201357.866
201255.792
201153.751
201051.74
200949.761
200847.813
200745.896
200644.011
200542.157
200440.335
200338.544
200236.784
200135.056
200033.359

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

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