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 91.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
91.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
91.6%
in 2016
All-time low
87.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 91.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 91.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.5% | — |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 87.5% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 90.0% | 91.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 90 Somalia 93.9% compare
- 91 Congo 92.8% compare
- 92 Sao Tome and Principe 92.1% compare
- 94 Liberia 90.9% compare
- 95 Mauritania 88.5% compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 85.4% 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 91.6% 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 91.6% 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 87.5% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 93rd 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 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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