People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Paraguay
Paraguay: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest was 57.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Paraguay, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 57.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Paraguay peaked at 57.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8% | — |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +2.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 57.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.8%, 78% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 57.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.1%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 35.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 47.7% | 57.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Paraguay?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Paraguay was 57.0% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Paraguay ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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