Population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay
Paraguay: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 71.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.1%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
24th
of 99 countries
All-time high
71.1%
in 2024
All-time low
42.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 71.1% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay peaked at 71.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 24th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.4% | — |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 46.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 71.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 71.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 42.4% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 54.5% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 66.5% | 71.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 sanitation services in Paraguay?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay was 71.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Paraguay ranks 24th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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