People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Guinea
Guinea: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 was 86.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guinea is 86.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guinea peaked at 86.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 71st 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: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.1% | — |
| 2001 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +1.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 86.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 86.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.9%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.5% | 64.1% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 75.5% | 86.9% | 8 |
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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guinea?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guinea was 86.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Guinea ranks 71st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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