People not using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay
Paraguay: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 33,929 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 33,929 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 58.6% on the previous year and down 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay peaked at 1.36 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33,929 people, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 117th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.36 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.32 million people | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million people | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.22 million people | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million people | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million people | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million people | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 956,936 people | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 902,685 people | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 849,034 people | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 795,808 people | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 742,159 people | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 687,970 people | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 632,774 people | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 576,390 people | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 518,667 people | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 459,532 people | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 398,906 people | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 336,865 people | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 273,568 people | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 208,749 people | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 151,544 people | -27.4% |
| 2023 | 82,039 people | -45.9% |
| 2024 | 33,929 people | -58.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 33,929 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 33,929 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -58.6% | 82,039 people | 33,929 people |
| 2023 | -45.9% | 151,544 people | 82,039 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 million people | 902,685 people | 1.36 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 599,810 people | 336,865 people | 849,034 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 149,966 people | 33,929 people | 273,568 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay was 33,929 people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,929 people in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Paraguay ranks 117th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.