People using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay
Paraguay: People using safely managed sanitation services was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay is 58.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 75th out of 146 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 safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.3% | — |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 47.3% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 52.7% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 57.3% | 58.5% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay was 58.5% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Paraguay ranks 75th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.