People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 20.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 20.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 20.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 7.0% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 15.7% | 20.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 78 Zambia 22.1% compare
- 79 Sudan 22.1% compare
- 80 Malawi 21.5% compare
- 82 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.9% compare
- 83 Côte d'Ivoire 17.3% compare
- 84 Mozambique 16.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Guinea-Bissau?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Guinea-Bissau was 20.9% 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): q3 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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