Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 78,167 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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
Papua New Guinea recorded 78,167 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Papua New Guinea peaked at 78,167 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24,117 people, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 38th out of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,303 people | 24,117 people | 36,742 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,418 people | 38,823 people | 61,345 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,142 people | 64,441 people | 78,167 people | 5 |
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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 urban areas in Papua New Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Papua New Guinea was 78,167 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 urban areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 78,167 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,117 people in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. 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 urban 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.