People using at least basic sanitation services in Guatemala
Guatemala: People using at least basic sanitation services was 71.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Guatemala is 71.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Guatemala peaked at 71.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 161st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.1% | — |
| 2001 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.1% | 61.1% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 65.4% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 68.9% | 71.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 158 Pakistan 71.9% compare
- 159 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 71.6% compare
- 160 Naoero 71.3% compare
- 162 Bangladesh 67.6% compare
- 163 Djibouti 67.0% compare
- 164 Equatorial Guinea 66.3% compare
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,202 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3163 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6401 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Guatemala?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Guatemala was 71.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Guatemala ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.