Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Papua New Guinea stood at 16.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Papua New Guinea peaked at 16.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2004.
That places Papua New Guinea 146th out of 159 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.
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 5 |
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- 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)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0321 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Papua New Guinea was 16.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 146th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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