People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 72.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 72.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 77.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2021.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 181st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.2% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.5% | 75.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 73.3% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.7% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 178 Benin 75.9% compare
- 179 Sudan 73.9% compare
- 180 Togo 73.6% compare
- 182 South Sudan 66.1% compare
- 183 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 59.3% compare
- 184 Central African Republic 48.1% 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea-Bissau?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea-Bissau was 72.7% 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, urban recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 181st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.