Nepal
Sanitation coverage estimates
Urban (%) Rural (%) Total (%)
1990 2010 1990 2010 1990 2010
Improved facilities 37 48 7 27 10 31
Shared facilities 28 36 2 9 4 14
Other unimproved 5 3 6 7 6 6
Open defecation 30 13 85 57 80 49
Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2012
Urban sanitation trends
48
37
36
28
3
5
13
30
0 20 40 60 80 100
1990 2010
Co
v
e
ra
g
e
(
%
)
Open defecation
Ot her unimproved facilities
Shared f acilit ies
Improved f acilit ies
Rural sanitation trends
27
7
9
2
7
6
57
85
0 20 40 60 80 100
1990 2010
Co
v
e
ra
g
e
(%
)
Open def ecation
Other unimproved facilit ies
Shared facilit ies
Improved facilit ies
Total sanitation trends
31
10
14
4
6
6
49
80
0 20 40 60 80 100
1990 2010
C
o
ver
ag
e (
%
)
Open defecation
Other unimproved facilities
Nepal
Drinking water coverage estimates
Urban (%) Rural (%) Total (%)
1990 2010 1990 2010 1990 2010
Piped onto premises 43 53 5 10 8 18
Other improved
source 53 40 69 78 68 71
Other unimproved 2 4 13 6 12 6
Surface water 2 3 13 6 12 5
Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2012
Urban drinking water trends
53 43
40 53
4
2 3
2
0 20 40 60 80 100
1990 2010
Co
v
e
ra
g
e
(
%
)
Surf ace water
Ot her unimproved sources Ot her improved sources Piped ont o premises
Rural drinking water trends
10 5
78
69
6
13
6 13
0 20 40 60 80 100
1990 2010
Co
v
e
ra
g
e
(
%
)
Surf ace wat er
Ot her unimproved sources Ot her improved sources Piped ont o premises
Total drinking water trends
18 8
71
68
6
12
5 12
0 20 40 60 80 100
1990 2010
Co
v
e
ra
g
e
(
%
)
Surf ace wat er
Ot her unimproved sources Ot her improved sources Piped ont o premises
Total drin
5 100 Rural drin
7 100 Urban dri
