People using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic drinking water services was 61.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau stood at 61.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 61.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 203rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.2% | — |
| 2001 | 55.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 61.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.0% | 55.2% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 59.1% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 61.4% | 61.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 200 Equatorial Guinea 64.7% compare
- 201 Tanzania, United Republic of 64.6% compare
- 202 Uganda 63.0% compare
- 204 Rwanda 61.4% compare
- 205 Ethiopia 55.6% compare
- 206 Madagascar 55.3% 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, total, annual growth rate 0.9739 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3833 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2964 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau was 61.8% 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 using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 203rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.