People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea
Guinea: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea, 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea is 93.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea peaked at 93.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2000.
That places Guinea 139th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.3% | — |
| 2001 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 75.3% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 79.3% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 89.6% | 93.3% | 5 |
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)
- 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Guinea was 93.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Guinea ranks 139th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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, 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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About this data
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.