Paraguay - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Paraguay was 88.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 88.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 51.93 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 51.93
2001 53.80
2002 55.64
2003 57.48
2004 59.31
2005 61.14
2006 62.97
2007 64.80
2008 66.62
2009 68.44
2010 70.26
2011 72.07
2012 73.88
2013 75.69
2014 77.50
2015 79.31
2016 81.11
2017 82.91
2018 84.70
2019 86.56
2020 88.41

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Paraguay was 95.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.34 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.26 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 85.26
2001 85.76
2002 86.27
2003 86.78
2004 87.30
2005 87.81
2006 88.32
2007 88.84
2008 89.35
2009 89.86
2010 90.38
2011 90.89
2012 91.40
2013 91.92
2014 92.43
2015 92.95
2016 93.46
2017 93.98
2018 94.49
2019 94.99
2020 95.34

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Paraguay was 92.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 70.37 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 70.37
2001 71.69
2002 72.98
2003 74.18
2004 75.35
2005 76.51
2006 77.66
2007 78.81
2008 79.94
2009 81.07
2010 82.18
2011 83.28
2012 84.38
2013 85.46
2014 86.53
2015 87.59
2016 88.65
2017 89.69
2018 90.73
2019 91.78
2020 92.72

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention