People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guatemala
Guatemala: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 80.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guatemala stood at 80.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guatemala peaked at 80.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 126th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 80.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.8%, 84% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 80.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.8%, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.1% | 80.0% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 80.2% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 80.4% | 80.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 123 Marshall Islands 82.0% compare
- 124 Mauritania 81.5% compare
- 125 Sudan 81.1% compare
- 127 East Timor 80.1% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 79.4% compare
- 129 Myanmar 79.3% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0504 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guatemala?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guatemala was 80.9% 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, urban recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Guatemala ranks 126th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.