People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 48.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 48.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Papua New Guinea peaked at 56.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 157th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.4% | — |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 54.6% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 50.5% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 48.5% | 50.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Papua New Guinea?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Papua New Guinea was 48.5% 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, urban recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 157th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.