Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.149 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.149 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.149 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1289 people per person, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 18th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1289 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.129 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.129 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.129 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.129 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1301 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1312 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1323 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1334 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1345 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1356 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1367 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1378 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1388 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1399 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1409 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1419 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1429 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1438 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1448 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1457 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1465 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1474 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1482 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.149 people per person | +0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.149 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.149 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 people per person, 9.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1307 people per person | 0.1289 people per person | 0.1345 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1403 people per person | 0.1356 people per person | 0.1448 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1474 people per person | 0.1457 people per person | 0.149 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 15 Ethiopia 0.156 people per person compare
- 16 Sudan 0.1527 people per person compare
- 17 Mauritania 0.1509 people per person compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1437 people per person compare
- 20 Mozambique 0.1428 people per person compare
- 21 Nigeria 0.1405 people per person compare
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 usage in rural areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.149 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.149 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1289 people per person in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 18th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.