People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Paraguay
Paraguay: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 was 99.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Paraguay, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Paraguay stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Paraguay peaked at 99.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 12th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.7% | — |
| 2001 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 99.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3% | 92.7% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.7% | 99.8% | 8 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Paraguay?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Paraguay was 99.8% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Paraguay ranks 12th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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