People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Paraguay
Paraguay: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 86.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Paraguay, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 86.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Paraguay peaked at 86.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 27th 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 basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.6% | — |
| 2001 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.2% | 70.6% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 79.7% | 86.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Paraguay?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Paraguay was 86.9% 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): q2 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Paraguay ranks 27th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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