Rural without improved sanitation in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Rural without improved sanitation was 6.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.84 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
26th
of 175 countries
All-time high
6.84 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.23 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Rural without improved sanitation in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, rural without improved sanitation in Papua New Guinea stood at 6.84 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.23 million, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 26th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Rural without improved sanitation in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.23 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.38 million | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.53 million | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.68 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 4.84 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.96 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.09 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.21 million | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 5.34 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.46 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 5.59 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.71 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.83 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.94 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.05 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 6.15 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.25 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.35 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.44 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.53 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.61 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.67 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 6.73 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.79 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6.84 million | +0.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 6.84 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 million, 4.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 6.84 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169,853, 40.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.87 million | 4.23 million | 5.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.08 million | 5.59 million | 6.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.73 million | 6.61 million | 6.84 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 improved sanitation in Papua New Guinea?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Papua New Guinea was 6.84 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.23 million in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 26th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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