People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 56.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 56.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 56.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.1% | — |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 44.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 52.0% | 56.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 70 Eswatini 59.7% compare
- 71 Cote d'Ivoire 58.2% compare
- 72 Burundi 57.4% compare
- 74 Afghanistan 55.9% compare
- 75 Sudan 55.6% compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 52.7% compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9575 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guinea-Bissau was 56.7% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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