People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Paraguay
Paraguay: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 100.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Paraguay, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Paraguay is 100.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Paraguay peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.9% | — |
| 2001 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 72.9% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 89.2% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0332 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Paraguay?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Paraguay was 100.0% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Paraguay ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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