People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Paraguay
Paraguay: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 85.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Paraguay, 2012–2020
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Paraguay is 85.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Paraguay peaked at 85.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2012.
That places Paraguay 48th out of 113 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 85.1% | — |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.1% | 85.1% | 85.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 85.1% | 85.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Paraguay?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Paraguay was 85.1% in 2020, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Paraguay ranks 48th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.