People using at least basic sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic sanitation services was 28.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 28.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 28.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 199th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 4.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 14.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 27.3% | 28.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9575 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1941 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau was 28.9% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 199th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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, 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.