People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.2072 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Paraguay is 0.2072 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.9% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 3.43 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2072 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 150th of 214 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, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.43 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 3.31 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 3.18 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.06 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.94 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.81 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.68 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.54 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.41 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 2.27 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 2.14 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 2 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.87 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.73 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.59 people per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.45 people per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 1.31 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 1 people per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8479 people per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6886 people per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5254 people per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3827 people per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2072 people per square kilometre | -45.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.2072 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.2072 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 people per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -45.9% | 0.3827 people per square kilometre | 0.2072 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.86 people per square kilometre | 2.27 people per square kilometre | 3.43 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 people per square kilometre | 0.8479 people per square kilometre | 2.14 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.451 people per square kilometre | 0.2072 people per square kilometre | 0.6886 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 147 Mongolia 0.2648 people per square kilometre compare
- 148 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2369 people per square kilometre compare
- 149 Thailand 0.2082 people per square kilometre compare
- 151 Libya 0.1876 people per square kilometre compare
- 152 Japan 0.1857 people per square kilometre compare
- 153 Qatar 0.1645 people per square kilometre 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 0.2072 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2072 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 150th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.