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Paraguay

Location

  • Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
  • SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Land Locked Developing Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 397,300 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 55% agriculture, 41% forest and 4% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 6,780,744 people (2022)
  • Population density: 18 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 65% lives in urban areas and 40% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 88,369,101,121 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 13,032 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 10% from agriculture, 48% from services and 33% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Paraguay

  • Drinking water

    64 % of the population in Paraguay uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    55 % of the population in Paraguay uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    80 % of the population in Paraguay has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2020)
  • Wastewater

    25 % of domestic wastewater in Paraguay is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    72 % of monitored water bodies in Paraguay has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

    14 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Paraguay (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    2 % of the renewable water resources in Paraguay is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    27 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Paraguay (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    51 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    50 % of the water basins in Paraguay is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    16 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Paraguay in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Paraguay (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Paraguay, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Paraguay, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Paraguay, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Paraguay (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Paraguay, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Paraguay (2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Paraguay, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,130 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 56,937 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 378 m3 per capita (2012)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Paraguay, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Paraguay, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Paraguay, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Paraguay, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Paraguay, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Paraguay, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Paraguay in 2021, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Paraguay, by funding source (2021)

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Paraguay (2017-2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Paraguay, progress over time, by sub-sector