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Papua New Guinea: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural

19.55percent · 2024+28.8% 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
202419.55
202319.135
202218.716
202118.291
202017.861
201917.426
201816.986
201716.541
201616.09
201515.635
201415.175
201314.709
201214.239
201113.763
201013.282
200912.796
200812.305
200711.755
200611.205
200510.655
200410.104
200310.104
200210.104
200110.104
200010.104

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, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-rural (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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