Sanitation facilities usage in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Papua New Guinea stood at 16.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Papua New Guinea peaked at 16.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2004.
Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 5 |
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More population data for Papua New Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3478 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0669 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14,910 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.58 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5424 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 41.16 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.15 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Papua New Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Papua New Guinea was 16.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 137th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.