Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 1.58 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.58 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.58 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 713,922 people, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 843,546 people | 713,922 people | 996,148 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million people | 1.04 million people | 1.39 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million people | 1.43 million people | 1.58 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 67.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 55.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 11.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,563 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0221 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea was 1.58 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 713,922 people in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.