Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.0606 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Paraguay stood at 0.0606 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 47.9% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 0.1163 people per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0606 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 113th of 214 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, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1134 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1137 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1137 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1137 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1137 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1137 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1136 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1134 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1131 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.113 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.113 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1132 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1135 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1138 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1142 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1146 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1149 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1153 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1155 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1158 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.116 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.116 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1163 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0606 people per square kilometre | -47.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0606 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0606 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5308 people per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre 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 | -47.9% | 0.1163 people per square kilometre | 0.0606 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1135 people per square kilometre | 0.113 people per square kilometre | 0.1137 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1144 people per square kilometre | 0.113 people per square kilometre | 0.1158 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1022 people per square kilometre | 0.0606 people per square kilometre | 0.1163 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 110 Morocco 0.0799 people per square kilometre compare
- 111 North Macedonia 0.0787 people per square kilometre compare
- 112 Jordan 0.0727 people per square kilometre compare
- 114 Bahamas 0.0497 people per square kilometre compare
- 115 Suriname 0.0475 people per square kilometre compare
- 116 Serbia 0.0468 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, per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Sanitation facilities usage, 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, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1163 people per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, 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, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 113th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 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.