People using improved drinking water sources in Guatemala
Guatemala: People using improved drinking water sources was 692,528 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Guatemala stood at 692,528 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Guatemala peaked at 1.02 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 692,528 people, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 53rd 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.
People using improved drinking water sources in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.02 million people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.00 million people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 992,983 people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 984,784 people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 975,464 people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 964,989 people | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 953,794 people | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 942,115 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 929,777 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 916,340 people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 901,625 people | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 885,597 people | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 868,943 people | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 851,348 people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 831,750 people | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 810,319 people | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 787,902 people | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 764,224 people | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 740,216 people | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 716,653 people | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 692,528 people | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.00 million people | 964,989 people | 1.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 889,161 people | 810,319 people | 953,794 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 740,305 people | 692,528 people | 787,902 people | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -35.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -11.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Guatemala?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Guatemala was 692,528 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 692,528 people in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Guatemala ranks 53rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.