Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 99.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay is 99.51, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay peaked at 99.51 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.32, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 85th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.84 | 73.32 | 84.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.07 | 85.2 | 94.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.76 | 95.86 | 99.51 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 82 Antigua and Barbuda 99.61 compare
- 83 Uruguay 99.59 compare
- 84 Samoa 99.54 compare
- 86 Martinique 99.49 compare
- 87 Cyprus 99.48 compare
- 88 North Macedonia 99.46 compare
More population data for Paraguay
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.237 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 452,902 (2100)
- Population density 22.77 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.237 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.42 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 6,071 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.42 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.42 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.43 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.42 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay was 99.51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.51 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.32 in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Paraguay ranks 85th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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