People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 in Guatemala
Guatemala: People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 was 92.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guatemala, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 92.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guatemala peaked at 92.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 41st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.0% | — |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 92.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.9%, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 92.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.1%, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.7% | 85.0% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 89.1% | 92.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guatemala?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guatemala was 92.3% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Guatemala ranks 41st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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