Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.0606 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Paraguay is 0.0606 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 0.075 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0606 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 89th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.075 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0743 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0734 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0721 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0715 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0708 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0692 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0685 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0678 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0673 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0668 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0663 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0654 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.065 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0645 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.064 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0634 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0627 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.062 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0614 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0606 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0717 people per square kilometre | 0.0685 people per square kilometre | 0.075 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0656 people per square kilometre | 0.0634 people per square kilometre | 0.0678 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0617 people per square kilometre | 0.0606 people per square kilometre | 0.0627 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 86 Mongolia 0.1018 people per square kilometre compare
- 87 Tonga 0.094 people per square kilometre compare
- 88 North Macedonia 0.0787 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Samoa 0.0578 people per square kilometre compare
- 91 Suriname 0.0427 people per square kilometre compare
- 92 Belize 0.0423 people per square kilometre compare
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 rural areas, per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 0.0606 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.075 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0606 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 89th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.