People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 14.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed 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 14.4% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Papua New Guinea peaked at 14.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 100 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 safely managed sanitation services, rural in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +2.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 14.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 14.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 32% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.2% | 14.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 87 North Macedonia 18.0% compare
- 88 Guinea-Bissau 16.0% compare
- 89 Somalia 15.5% compare
- 91 Togo 11.4% compare
- 92 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.2% compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 10.8% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Papua New Guinea?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Papua New Guinea was 14.4% 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, rural recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 safely managed 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 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.