Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 14.35 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.35
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
90th
of 100 countries
All-time high
14.35
in 2024
All-time low
7.69
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Papua New Guinea stood at 14.35. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Papua New Guinea peaked at 14.35 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.69, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 90th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.69 | — |
| 2001 | 7.69 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.69 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.69 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.69 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.15 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.6 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 9.06 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 9.52 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 9.84 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 10.17 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 10.49 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 10.81 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.12 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 11.43 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.74 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 12.05 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.35 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.64 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 12.94 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.23 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.51 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 13.8 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.08 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 14.35 | +2.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 14.35 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 14.35 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.44, 32% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.36 | 7.69 | 9.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.57 | 10.17 | 12.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.79 | 13.23 | 14.35 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 87 North Macedonia 17.96 compare
- 88 Guinea-Bissau 15.99 compare
- 89 Somalia 15.47 compare
- 91 Togo 11.43 compare
- 92 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.17 compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 10.78 compare
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)
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Population density 41.16 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.15 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Papua New Guinea was 14.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.35 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.69 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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