Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0034 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.0034 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.0088 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 people per person, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 94th of 214 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, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0088 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0087 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0086 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0081 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.008 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0076 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.007 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 people per person | -48.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 people per person | -2.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0034 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 people per person, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0034 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0057 people per person, 60% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, per capita 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 | -48.5% | 0.0068 people per person | 0.0035 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0084 people per person | 0.0079 people per person | 0.0088 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0074 people per person | 0.0071 people per person | 0.0078 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 people per person | 0.0034 people per person | 0.007 people per person | 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, per capita in Paraguay?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Paraguay was 0.0034 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 people per person in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 94th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. 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, 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)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.