Proportion of population practising open defecation in Paraguay
Paraguay: Proportion of population practising open defecation was 0.3418 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practising open defecation in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practising open defecation in Paraguay stood at 0.3418. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practising open defecation in Paraguay peaked at 0.8831 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3418, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 98th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.835 | 0.7916 | 0.8831 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7436 | 0.706 | 0.7824 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5522 | 0.3418 | 0.6978 | 5 |
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More population data for Paraguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,591 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.02 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6927 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.237 (2100)
- Population density 22.77 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 452,902 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.237 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.2477 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 6,071 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practising open defecation in Paraguay?
- Proportion of population practising open defecation in Paraguay was 0.3418 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8831 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3418 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for proportion of population practising open defecation?
- Paraguay ranks 98th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practising open defecation rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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