Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Paraguay

Paraguay: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
58.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
79th
of 150 countries
All-time high
58.5%
in 2024
All-time low
47.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Paraguay, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 47.3 %2001: 47.9 %2002: 48.5 %2003: 49.1 %2004: 49.6 %2005: 50.1 %2006: 50.7 %2007: 51.2 %2008: 51.7 %2009: 52.2 %2010: 52.7 %2011: 53.2 %2012: 53.7 %2013: 54.2 %2014: 54.6 %2015: 55.1 %2016: 55.6 %2017: 56 %2018: 56.5 %2019: 56.9 %2020: 57.3 %2021: 57.7 %2022: 58 %2023: 58.4 %2024: 58.5 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Paraguay is 58.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Paraguay peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2000.

Paraguay ranks 79th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.8% 47.3% 52.2% 10
2010s 54.9% 52.7% 56.9% 10
2020s 58.0% 57.3% 58.5% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Paraguay?
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Paraguay was 58.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2000.
How does Paraguay rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
Paraguay ranks 79th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.