Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas was 1.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.58 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
28th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.58 million
in 2024
All-time low
713,922
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.58 million. 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 coverage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 713,922, 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.
Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 713,922 | — |
| 2001 | 738,784 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 764,164 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 790,126 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 816,631 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 850,571 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 885,486 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 921,369 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 958,263 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 996,148 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.19 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.35 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.39 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.47 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.50 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.54 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.58 million | +2.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.58 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 539,517, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.58 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,678, 107.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 843,546 | 713,922 | 996,148 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million | 1.04 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million | 1.43 million | 1.58 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 sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Papua New Guinea was 1.58 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 713,922 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities coverage 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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