Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 52.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 177 countries
All-time high
52.6%
in 2021
All-time low
42.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 52.6% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 52.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.7% | — |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 52.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 56.6%, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 52.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.2% | 42.7% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 48.0% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 52.2% | 52.6% | 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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau was 52.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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