People using at least basic sanitation services in Paraguay
Paraguay: People using at least basic sanitation services was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 95.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Paraguay peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 94th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.8% | — |
| 2001 | 72.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.1% | 70.8% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 82.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 92.4% | 95.9% | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,098 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.4442 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3226 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Paraguay?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Paraguay was 95.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Paraguay ranks 94th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.