Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Paraguay
Paraguay: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.3% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Paraguay peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 86th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -48.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More infrastructure data for Paraguay
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.67 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.61 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 205,511 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.03 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 21.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 205,511 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Paraguay?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Paraguay was 0.3% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Paraguay ranks 86th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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