People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Guinea
Guinea: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 60.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Guinea recorded 60.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guinea peaked at 60.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 68th 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: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +1.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 60.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.9%, 90% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 60.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.4%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 50.4% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 55.3% | 60.2% | 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, rural (% of) in Guinea?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guinea was 60.2% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Guinea ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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