Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Paraguay, 2000–2024
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.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.3% | — |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 58.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 58.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.4%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 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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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.