People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Guinea
Guinea: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation in Guinea is 4.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Guinea peaked at 29.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 51st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.1% | — |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -16.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 4.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 4.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 19.4% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 9.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.7% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Guinea?
- People practicing open defecation in Guinea was 4.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Guinea ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.