Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Paraguay
Paraguay: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 50.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 85 countries
All-time high
50.7%
in 2021
All-time low
28.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Paraguay stood at 50.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Paraguay peaked at 50.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 37th of 85 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.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.1% | — |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 50.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.1%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 50.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.7%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 28.1% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 39.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 34 Turks and Caicos Islands 55.7% compare
- 35 Myanmar 52.8% compare
- 36 South Africa 50.8% compare
- 38 North Korea 48.8% compare
- 39 Iraq 47.6% compare
- 40 Vietnam 47.0% compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Paraguay?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Paraguay was 50.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Paraguay ranks 37th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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