People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest in Paraguay
Paraguay: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest was 98.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
98.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
20th
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2000
All-time low
98.5%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 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 sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Paraguay is 98.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Paraguay peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2017.
Paraguay ranks 20th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 98.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 98.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.6%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Paraguay?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Paraguay was 98.5% 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): q5 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2017.
- How does Paraguay rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Paraguay ranks 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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