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Nepal - Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) 91.6

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 188 economies tracked

Latest value

91.6 (2023)

Global rank

##113 of 188 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

1.39×

Ranking Race — Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319901995200020052010201520202023#105#1132014 overtook Comoros2015 overtook Colombia
NepalArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahrain

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. Nepal climbed from #105 to #113 (overtook Comoros). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nepal ↓

Key Events — Nepal

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2014
Overtook Comoros in global rank auto
2015
Overtook Colombia in global rank auto

Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), 1990-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202365.974.4783.0391.6
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