People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 19.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 19.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Papua New Guinea peaked at 19.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 157th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 19.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 19.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.5%, 23% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.3% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.9% | 19.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 154 Djibouti 21.9% compare
- 155 Uganda 20.6% compare
- 156 Solomon Islands 20.2% compare
- 158 Guinea-Bissau 17.2% compare
- 159 Sierra Leone 15.3% compare
- 160 Togo 14.3% compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Papua New Guinea?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Papua New Guinea was 19.6% 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, rural recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 157th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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, rural (% of rural 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.