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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45,046 people | — |
| 2001 | 45,170 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 45,169 people | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 45,186 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45,187 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45,166 people | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 45,116 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 45,037 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 44,953 people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 44,892 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 44,896 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44,972 people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45,082 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 45,218 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 45,363 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 45,512 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 45,657 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 45,789 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 45,902 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 45,995 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 46,083 people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 46,103 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 46,039 people | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 24,003 people | -47.9% |
| 2024 | 23,685 people | -1.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 23,685 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 6.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 23,685 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936 people, 8.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage 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 | -47.9% | 46,039 people | 24,003 people |
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 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 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.