Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.1564 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.1564 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1564 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1333 people per person, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1333 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1333 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1333 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1334 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1334 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1346 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1358 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.137 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1382 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1395 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1407 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1419 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1431 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1443 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1455 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1467 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1478 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1489 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1501 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1512 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1522 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1533 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1543 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1554 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1564 people per person | +0.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1564 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1564 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 people per person, 98.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1352 people per person | 0.1333 people per person | 0.1395 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.146 people per person | 0.1407 people per person | 0.1512 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1543 people per person | 0.1522 people per person | 0.1564 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 22 Mauritania 0.1619 people per person compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.1604 people per person compare
- 24 Djibouti 0.1588 people per person compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 0.1535 people per person compare
- 27 Lesotho 0.1476 people per person compare
- 28 Somalia 0.1444 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, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.1564 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1564 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1333 people per person in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.