Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 15.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea is 15.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 27th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 15.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 15.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 45.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.3% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 14.1% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.2% | 15.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea was 15.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 27th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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