People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Paraguay
Paraguay: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0049 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 0.0049 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.2% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Paraguay peaked at 0.2109 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 people per person, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 109th of 171 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2109 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1995 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1883 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1785 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.169 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1596 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1503 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1412 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1321 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1233 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1145 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1059 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0973 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.089 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0809 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0728 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0648 people per person | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.057 people per person | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0492 people per person | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0415 people per person | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.034 people per person | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0265 people per person | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0192 people per person | -27.6% |
| 2023 | 0.012 people per person | -37.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0049 people per person | -59.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per 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 | -59.2% | 0.012 people per person | 0.0049 people per person |
| 2023 | -37.6% | 0.0192 people per person | 0.012 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1653 people per person | 0.1233 people per person | 0.2109 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0773 people per person | 0.0415 people per person | 0.1145 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0193 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 0.034 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 106 El Salvador 0.0058 people per person compare
- 107 Azerbaijan 0.0058 people per person compare
- 108 North Macedonia 0.0054 people per person compare
- 110 Jamaica 0.0045 people per person compare
- 111 Tajikistan 0.004 people per person compare
- 112 Samoa 0.0038 people per person compare
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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Paraguay?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Paraguay was 0.0049 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2109 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 people per person in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Paraguay ranks 109th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.