People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea
Guinea: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 83.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea stood at 83.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea peaked at 83.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 59th 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 basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.3% | — |
| 2001 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.5% | 62.3% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 73.0% | 83.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 56 Kyrgyzstan 86.1% compare
- 57 Ghana 84.9% compare
- 58 Mali 84.8% compare
- 60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 82.9% compare
- 61 Sao Tome and Principe 81.6% compare
- 62 Mongolia 81.3% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea was 83.7% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Guinea ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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