Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 0 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
97th
of 186 countries
All-time high
21,728 people
in 2022
All-time low
0 people
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Paraguay, 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Paraguay is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Paraguay peaked at 21,728 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 97th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,254 people | — |
| 2001 | 15,655 people | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 16,019 people | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 16,287 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 16,532 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 16,772 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 17,003 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 17,227 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 17,450 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 17,685 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 17,949 people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 18,244 people | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 18,558 people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 18,873 people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 19,190 people | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 19,514 people | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 19,841 people | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 20,167 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 20,494 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 20,822 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 21,157 people | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 21,470 people | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 21,728 people | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.93 people. (54 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 678.67 people. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 21,728 people | 0 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,588 people | 15,254 people | 17,685 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,365 people | 17,949 people | 20,822 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,871 people | 0 people | 21,728 people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Paraguay?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Paraguay was 0 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21,728 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Paraguay ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.