People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 43.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
43.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 97 countries
All-time high
43.5%
in 2016
All-time low
26.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2017

0102030402000200820172000: 26.5 highest2001: 27.5 highest2002: 28.6 highest2003: 29.7 highest2004: 30.7 highest2005: 31.8 highest2006: 32.9 highest2007: 33.9 highest2008: 35 highest2009: 36.1 highest2010: 37.1 highest2011: 38.2 highest2012: 39.3 highest2013: 40.3 highest2014: 41.4 highest2015: 42.5 highest2016: 43.5 highest2017: 43.5 highest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Guinea-Bissau is 43.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 43.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2000.

That places Guinea-Bissau 89th 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): Q5 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Guinea-Bissau, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 26.5%
2001 27.5% +4.0%
2002 28.6% +3.9%
2003 29.7% +3.7%
2004 30.7% +3.6%
2005 31.8% +3.5%
2006 32.9% +3.4%
2007 33.9% +3.2%
2008 35.0% +3.1%
2009 36.1% +3.0%
2010 37.1% +3.0%
2011 38.2% +2.9%
2012 39.3% +2.8%
2013 40.3% +2.7%
2014 41.4% +2.6%
2015 42.5% +2.6%
2016 43.5% +2.5%
2017 43.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.3% 26.5% 36.1% 10
2010s 40.7% 37.1% 43.5% 8

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 86 Benin 46.1% compare
  2. 87 Ghana 45.1% compare
  3. 88 Togo 44.2% compare
  4. 90 Uganda 43.1% compare
  5. 91 Malawi 41.5% compare
  6. 92 Sierra Leone 37.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Guinea-Bissau?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Guinea-Bissau was 43.5% 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): q5 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2000.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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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