People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 21.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
21.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 97 countries
All-time high
21.3%
in 2016
All-time low
9.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2017

051015202000200820172000: 92001: 9.72002: 10.52003: 11.32004: 122005: 12.82006: 13.62007: 14.32008: 15.12009: 15.92010: 16.62011: 17.42012: 18.22013: 192014: 19.72015: 20.52016: 21.32017: 21.3

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Guinea-Bissau is 21.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 21.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 87th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q4 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Guinea-Bissau, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 9.0%
2001 9.7% +8.6%
2002 10.5% +7.9%
2003 11.3% +7.3%
2004 12.0% +6.8%
2005 12.8% +6.4%
2006 13.6% +6.0%
2007 14.3% +5.7%
2008 15.1% +5.4%
2009 15.9% +5.1%
2010 16.6% +4.8%
2011 17.4% +4.6%
2012 18.2% +4.4%
2013 19.0% +4.2%
2014 19.7% +4.1%
2015 20.5% +3.9%
2016 21.3% +3.8%
2017 21.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.4% 9.0% 15.9% 10
2010s 19.2% 16.6% 21.3% 8

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 84 Burkina Faso 26.1% compare
  2. 85 Malawi 24.1% compare
  3. 86 Congo 21.9% compare
  4. 88 Ghana 19.9% compare
  5. 89 Liberia 19.4% compare
  6. 90 Sierra Leone 18.9% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Guinea-Bissau?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Guinea-Bissau was 21.3% 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): q4 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4
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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