Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Paraguay

Paraguay: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 80.15 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
80.15
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
49th
of 113 countries
All-time high
80.15
in 2020
All-time low
79.97
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Paraguay, 2015–2020

0204060802015201720202015: 802016: 802017: 802018: 80.12019: 80.12020: 80.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 80.15 for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.

That places Paraguay 49th out of 113 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Paraguay, 2015 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2015 79.97
2016 80 +0.0%
2017 80.04 +0.0%
2018 80.07 +0.0%
2019 80.11 +0.0%
2020 80.15 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 80.04 79.97 80.11 5
2020s 80.15 80.15 80.15 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 46 Guyana 83.45 compare
  2. 47 Uzbekistan 81.65
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  4. 50 Indonesia 79.78 compare
  5. 51 Guatemala 76.77 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Paraguay?
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Paraguay was 80.15 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 80.15 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 79.97 in 2015.
How does Paraguay rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
Paraguay ranks 49th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,032 data points, 2015–2024
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