Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0074 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0074 people per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0074 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 people per person, in 2004.
That places Papua New Guinea 36th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0044 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0043 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.005 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0055 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.006 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.007 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0072 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0074 people per person | +3.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0074 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0045 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0051 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 people per person | 0.0066 people per person | 0.0074 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 urban areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0074 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 people per person in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 36th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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)
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.