People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 42.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guinea-Bissau stood at 42.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 42.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 164th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, urban (% of urban) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 42.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 48.0%, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 42.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.4%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 12.5% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 25.6% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 41.2% | 42.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guinea-Bissau?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guinea-Bissau was 42.8% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 164th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.