Drinking water service usage in Guam
Guam: Drinking water service usage was 94.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Guam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guam recorded 94.0% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Guam peaked at 99.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2024.
That places Guam 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 94.0% | 98.3% | 5 |
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More environment data for Guam
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.1073 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0121 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0091 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.0018 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Guam?
- Drinking water service usage in Guam was 94.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2024.
- How does Guam rank for drinking water service usage?
- Guam ranks 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.