People using at least a basic drinking water source in Paraguay
Paraguay: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 6.90 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Paraguay is 6.90 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Paraguay peaked at 6.90 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.90 million people, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 102nd out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.44 million people | 3.90 million people | 4.95 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.72 million people | 5.08 million people | 6.39 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.73 million people | 6.54 million people | 6.90 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Paraguay?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Paraguay was 6.90 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.90 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.90 million people in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Paraguay ranks 102nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.