People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Paraguay
Paraguay: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 2.47 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Paraguay is 2.47 million people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Paraguay peaked at 2.56 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.40 million people, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 56th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.52 million people | 2.46 million people | 2.56 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 million people | 2.41 million people | 2.45 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 million people | 2.40 million people | 2.47 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Paraguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 24.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3165 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0479 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0283 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.6091 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Paraguay?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Paraguay was 2.47 million people 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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.40 million people in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Paraguay ranks 56th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.