People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 8.81 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Papua New Guinea is 8.81 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8.81 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.94 million people, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.72 million people | 4.94 million people | 6.49 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.42 million people | 6.66 million people | 8.14 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.56 million people | 8.29 million people | 8.81 million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Papua New Guinea?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Papua New Guinea was 8.81 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.81 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.94 million people in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 47th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.