Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala stood at 94.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala peaked at 94.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 171st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.3% | 87.9% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 90.9% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 93.7% | 94.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 169 Pakistan 95.1% compare
- 170 French Guiana 94.8% compare
- 172 North Korea 94.6% compare
- 173 Ghana 94.4% compare
- 174 Gabon 94.4% compare
More environment data for Guatemala
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 43.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0646 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala was 94.8% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 171st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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About this data
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.