People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 16.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 16.0% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 16.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.
That places Guinea-Bissau 88th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2% | — |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +252.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +130.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +57.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 5.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 6.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.1% | 16.0% | 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)
- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guinea-Bissau?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guinea-Bissau was 16.0% 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 sanitation services, rural recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 88th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.