People using safely managed drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using safely managed drinking water services was 24.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau is 24.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 24.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 136th out of 151 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 safely managed drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.7% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 20.7% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.4% | 24.0% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Guinea-Bissau was 24.0% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 136th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.