Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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
Paraguay recorded 99.5% for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 85th of 232 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.3% | — |
| 2001 | 74.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 99.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 73.3% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 85.2% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 95.9% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 82 Antigua and Barbuda 99.6% compare
- 83 Uruguay 99.6% compare
- 84 Samoa 99.5% compare
- 86 Martinique 99.5% compare
- 87 Cyprus 99.5% compare
- 88 North Macedonia 99.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Paraguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 157.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 48.35 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 144.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 35.31 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Paraguay was 99.5% 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Paraguay ranks 85th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.