Sanitation facilities usage in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sanitation facilities usage was 23,685 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Paraguay stood at 23,685 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Paraguay peaked at 46,103 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23,685 people, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 79th of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45,092 people | 44,892 people | 45,187 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,439 people | 44,896 people | 45,995 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,183 people | 23,685 people | 46,103 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Paraguay?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Paraguay was 23,685 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 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 46,103 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,685 people in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. 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. 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.