Basic drinking water access in Nepal
93.6% of people in Nepal used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Nepal, 2024
93.6%
Change from 2023
+0.5percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
129th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Nepal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93.6% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 92.6% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 93.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 88.1%, the figure has changed by +5.5 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Nepal has the 129th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.