People using at least basic drinking water services in Paraguay
Paraguay: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 99.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Paraguay peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.4% | — |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.1% | 76.4% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 88.5% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Paraguay?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Paraguay was 99.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Paraguay ranks 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.