Rural without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Rural without basic handwashing was 6.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rural without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, rural without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea stood at 6.31 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.87 million, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 113 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.
Rural without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.87 million | — |
| 2013 | 5.00 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.13 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.27 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.40 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.52 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.65 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 5.77 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 5.89 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 6.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.10 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 6.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 6.31 million | +1.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 6.31 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.83 million, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 6.31 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,068, 9.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.33 million | 4.87 million | 5.77 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.10 million | 5.89 million | 6.31 million | 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 rural without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea?
- Rural without basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea was 6.31 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 million in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for rural without basic handwashing?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without basic handwashing rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 Rural without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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