Drinking water usage in urban areas in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 1,315 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Guinea-Bissau, 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 usage in urban areas in Guinea-Bissau is 1,315 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2,764 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,196 people, in 2021.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 63rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,644 people | 2,477 people | 2,764 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,034 people | 1,521 people | 2,422 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,277 people | 1,196 people | 1,365 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2417 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3567 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Guinea-Bissau?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Guinea-Bissau was 1,315 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2,764 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,196 people in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 63rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.