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

Latest (2017)
20.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 97 countries
All-time high
20.9%
in 2016
All-time low
7.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2017

51015202000200820172000: 72001: 7.92002: 8.82003: 9.72004: 10.52005: 11.42006: 12.32007: 13.12008: 142009: 14.92010: 15.72011: 16.62012: 17.52013: 18.32014: 19.22015: 20.12016: 20.92017: 20.9

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

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Guinea-Bissau, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.0% 7.0% 14.9% 10
2010s 18.7% 15.7% 20.9% 8

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 78 Zambia 22.1% compare
  2. 79 Sudan 22.1% compare
  3. 80 Malawi 21.5% compare
  4. 82 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.9% compare
  5. 83 Côte d'Ivoire 17.3% compare
  6. 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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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