People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.6465 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Papua New Guinea is 0.6465 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.7651 people per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6465 people per person, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7644 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7646 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7648 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7649 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7651 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7596 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7541 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7486 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7431 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7376 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7321 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7266 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7211 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7155 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7098 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7039 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.698 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6919 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6857 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6794 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6731 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6666 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.66 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6533 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6465 people per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7567 people per person | 0.7376 people per person | 0.7651 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7064 people per person | 0.6794 people per person | 0.7321 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6599 people per person | 0.6465 people per person | 0.6731 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Papua New Guinea?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Papua New Guinea was 0.6465 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7651 people per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6465 people per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 5th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.