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
Latest (2024)
19.6%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
160th
of 174 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2024
All-time low
10.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 19.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 19.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.5%, 23% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (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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