People using safely managed drinking water services in Guatemala
Guatemala: People using safely managed drinking water services was 48.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water 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 safely managed drinking water services in Guatemala is 48.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Guatemala peaked at 49.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 109th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.8% | — |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.7% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 49.2% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 48.8% | 49.1% | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1528 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1575 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Guatemala?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Guatemala was 48.8% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Guatemala ranks 109th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.