Population using at least basic sanitation services in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 19.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 19.6% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Papua New Guinea peaked at 19.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 160th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.3% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.9% | 19.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 157 Djibouti 21.9% compare
- 158 Uganda 20.6% compare
- 159 Solomon Islands 20.2% compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 17.2% compare
- 162 Sierra Leone 15.3% compare
- 163 Togo 14.3% compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Papua New Guinea?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Papua New Guinea was 19.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 160th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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