People without basic handwashing facilities in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People without basic handwashing facilities was 6.83 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 6.83 million people for people without basic handwashing facilities 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, people without basic handwashing facilities in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6.83 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.24 million people, 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.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.24 million people | — |
| 2013 | 5.39 million people | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.53 million people | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.67 million people | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.81 million people | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.95 million people | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.09 million people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 6.23 million people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.36 million people | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 6.48 million people | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.60 million people | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 6.71 million people | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 6.83 million people | +1.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 6.83 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million people, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 6.83 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 710,976 people, 9.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.74 million people | 5.24 million people | 6.23 million people | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.60 million people | 6.36 million people | 6.83 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 43 Togo 7.68 million people compare
- 44 Algeria 7.06 million people compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 7.02 million people compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 6.67 million people compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 5.88 million people compare
- 49 Liberia 5.42 million people 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 people without basic handwashing facilities in Papua New Guinea?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Papua New Guinea was 6.83 million 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 without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.24 million people in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.