Drinking water services in rural areas in Guinea
Guinea: Drinking water services in rural areas was 878,871 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Guinea is 878,871 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Guinea peaked at 1.44 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 878,871 people, in 2024.
That places Guinea 28th out of 178 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.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.44 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.41 million people | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.39 million people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.38 million people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.37 million people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.35 million people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million people | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.32 million people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million people | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 million people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million people | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million people | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.19 million people | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million people | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million people | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million people | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million people | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 994,344 people | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 958,101 people | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 919,753 people | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 878,871 people | -4.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 878,871 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 878,871 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 528,044 people, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.44 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.27 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 955,898 people | 878,871 people | 1.03 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 25 Rwanda 951,705 people compare
- 26 Russia 913,118 people compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 887,444 people compare
- 29 Yemen 825,460 people compare
- 30 South Africa 760,592 people compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 707,883 people compare
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Guinea?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Guinea was 878,871 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 in rural areas recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 878,871 people in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Guinea ranks 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.