Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Paraguay
Paraguay: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 72.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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
The most recent figure for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Paraguay is 72.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Paraguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 24.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3165 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0479 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0283 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.6091 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Paraguay?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Paraguay ranks 56th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. 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 faecal and priority chemical contamination.