Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea
Guinea: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 62.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea is 62.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea peaked at 62.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2000.
That places Guinea 148th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.3% | — |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 62.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 83% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 62.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.8% | 38.3% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 46.0% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 57.7% | 62.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % 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 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Guinea was 62.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Guinea ranks 148th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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