Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 72.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Paraguay stood at 72.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Paraguay peaked at 72.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 56th of 105 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.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.4% | — |
| 2001 | 67.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.4% | 67.4% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 69.5% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 71.7% | 72.2% | 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 22.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0196 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Paraguay?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Paraguay was 72.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Paraguay ranks 56th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.