People not using improved drinking water sources in Guatemala
Guatemala: People not using improved drinking water sources was 958,106 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
Guatemala recorded 958,106 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Guatemala peaked at 1.42 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 958,106 people, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 55th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.38 million people | 1.34 million people | 1.42 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million people | 1.12 million people | 1.32 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million people | 958,106 people | 1.09 million people | 5 |
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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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Guatemala?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Guatemala was 958,106 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 958,106 people in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Guatemala ranks 55th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.