Drinking water service usage in Paraguay
Paraguay: Drinking water service usage was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 64.4% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Paraguay peaked at 64.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 111th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.9% | — |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 64.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 64.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.3% | 49.9% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 57.2% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 63.7% | 64.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Paraguay?
- Drinking water service usage in Paraguay was 64.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for drinking water service usage?
- Paraguay ranks 111th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.