People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 urban in Paraguay
Paraguay: People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 urban 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).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Paraguay stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Paraguay peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, 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: Q2 … drinking Q2 urban in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.3% | — |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 89.3% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 95.8% | 100.0% | 8 |
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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 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% 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 6.8%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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