Drinking water services in Guinea
Guinea: Drinking water services was 889,018 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Guinea stood at 889,018 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Guinea peaked at 1.46 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 889,018 people, in 2024.
That places Guinea 30th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.38 million people | 1.31 million people | 1.46 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million people | 1.07 million people | 1.29 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 967,832 people | 889,018 people | 1.04 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 27 Rwanda 1.01 million people compare
- 28 Papua New Guinea 945,195 people compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 943,025 people compare
- 31 Algeria 845,976 people compare
- 32 Yemen 825,460 people compare
- 33 South Africa 784,072 people compare
More environment data for Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.99 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0171 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Guinea?
- Drinking water services in Guinea was 889,018 people 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 services recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 889,018 people in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for drinking water services?
- Guinea ranks 30th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.