People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Paraguay
Paraguay: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural was 99.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Paraguay, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Paraguay is 99.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Paraguay peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 21st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.2% | — |
| 2001 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 84.2% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 92.5% | 99.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 18 Saint Lucia 99.1% compare
- 19 Mexico 99.0% compare
- 20 Bangladesh 99.0% compare
- 22 Philippines 98.9% compare
- 23 Montenegro 98.8% compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 98.8% compare
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Paraguay?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Paraguay was 99.0% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Paraguay ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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