Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Guam
Guam: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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
In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Guam stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Guam peaked at 99.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2000.
That places Guam 91st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.5% | — |
| 2001 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 99.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 99.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 88 Mexico 99.5% compare
- 89 New Caledonia 99.5% compare
- 90 Palau 99.5% compare
- 92 Bangladesh 99.5% compare
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 99.5% compare
- 94 United States Virgin Islands 99.5% compare
More environment data for Guam
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5909 Percentage change (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 461 t (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity 1,035 m3 (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 445 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 1,033 m3 (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 434 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 430 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Veneer sheets — Import quantity 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Guam?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Guam was 99.5% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2000.
- How does Guam rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Guam ranks 91st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.