People using at least a basic drinking water source in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 1.36 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1.36 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.36 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 681,327 people, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st 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.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 681,327 people | — |
| 2001 | 701,716 people | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 723,001 people | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 745,158 people | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 768,081 people | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 791,764 people | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 816,470 people | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 842,348 people | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 869,070 people | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 896,548 people | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 925,024 people | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 954,553 people | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 985,048 people | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million people | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million people | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million people | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million people | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million people | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.17 million people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million people | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.24 million people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million people | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million people | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.33 million people | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.36 million people | +2.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.36 million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.44 million people, 9% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.36 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.33 million people, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 783,548 people | 681,327 people | 896,548 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million people | 925,024 people | 1.20 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.36 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Guinea-Bissau?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Guinea-Bissau was 1.36 million 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 681,327 people in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.