People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Guatemala
Guatemala: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 44.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Guatemala, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Guatemala is 44.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Guatemala peaked at 44.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 45th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 36.0% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 41.0% | 44.9% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Guatemala?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Guatemala was 44.9% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Guatemala ranks 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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