People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 87.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 87.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 87.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 86th 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, urban (% of) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.4% | — |
| 2001 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 77.4% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 83.6% | 87.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 83 Gambia 87.7% compare
- 84 Sao Tome and Principe 87.5% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 87.3% compare
- 87 Mauritania 86.5% compare
- 88 Tanzania, United Republic of 86.2% compare
- 89 Angola 86.1% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.055 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0471 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea-Bissau?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea-Bissau was 87.2% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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