Share rural basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share rural basic handwashing was 30.76 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
30.76
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 113 countries
All-time high
30.76
in 2012
All-time low
30.76
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Share rural basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 30.76 for share rural basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share rural basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea peaked at 30.76 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.76, in 2012.
That places Papua New Guinea 74th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share rural basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 30.76 | — |
| 2013 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.76 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 30.76 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 30.76 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.56, 39% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.76 | 30.76 | 30.76 | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.76 | 30.76 | 30.76 | 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 share rural basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea?
- Share rural basic handwashing in Papua New Guinea was 30.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 30.76 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.76 in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share rural basic handwashing?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 74th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share rural basic handwashing rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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