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Papua New Guinea: People using at least basic sanitation services

23.57percent · 2024+17.7% since 2014

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, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs. Annual figures for Papua New Guinea from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202423.574
202323.226
202222.875
202122.523
202022.169
201921.814
201821.459
201721.102
201620.745
201520.388
201420.032
201319.676
201219.321
201118.967
201018.61
200918.249
200817.883
200717.457
200617.031
200516.606
200416.181
200316.19
200216.198
200116.206
200016.216

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic sanitation services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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