Number without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number without basic handwashing was 6.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.83 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
46th
of 120 countries
All-time high
6.83 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.24 million
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Number without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 6.83 million for number without basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6.83 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.24 million, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Number without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.24 million | — |
| 2013 | 5.39 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.53 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.67 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.81 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.95 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.09 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 6.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.36 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 6.48 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.60 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 6.71 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 6.83 million | +1.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 6.83 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 6.83 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 710,976, 9.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.74 million | 5.24 million | 6.23 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.60 million | 6.36 million | 6.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 43 Togo 7.68 million compare
- 44 Algeria 7.06 million compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 7.02 million compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 6.67 million compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 5.88 million compare
- 49 Liberia 5.42 million compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea?
- Number without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea was 6.83 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.24 million in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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