Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation was 31 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
31
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
96th
of 124 countries
All-time high
31
in 2024
All-time low
29.45
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 30.52001: 30.52002: 30.52003: 30.52004: 30.52005: 30.32006: 302007: 29.72008: 29.52009: 29.62010: 29.62011: 29.72012: 29.82013: 29.92014: 302015: 30.12016: 30.22017: 30.32018: 30.42019: 30.52020: 30.62021: 30.72022: 30.82023: 30.92024: 31

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 31 for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Papua New Guinea peaked at 31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.45, in 2008.

Papua New Guinea ranks 96th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.16 29.45 30.53 10
2010s 30.09 29.65 30.53 10
2020s 30.81 30.62 31 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 93 Chad 32.02 compare
  2. 94 Burkina Faso 31.38 compare
  3. 95 Gambia 31.03 compare
  4. 97 Bangladesh 30.74 compare
  5. 98 Thailand 30.73 compare
  6. 99 Guinea-Bissau 30.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Papua New Guinea?
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Papua New Guinea was 31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 31 in 2024.
What is the lowest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 29.45 in 2008.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation?
Papua New Guinea ranks 96th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 3,067 data points, 2000–2024
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