Population using safely managed sanitation services in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 14.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.4%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
89th
of 99 countries
All-time high
14.4%
in 2024
All-time low
7.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Papua New Guinea stood at 14.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Papua New Guinea peaked at 14.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 89th out of 99 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 safely managed sanitation services in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +2.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 14.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 14.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 32% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.2% | 14.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 86 North Macedonia 18.0% compare
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 16.0% compare
- 88 Somalia 15.5% compare
- 90 Togo 11.4% compare
- 91 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.2% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 10.8% 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 safely managed sanitation services in Papua New Guinea?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Papua New Guinea was 14.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 89th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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