Population using at least basic sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 17.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau is 17.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 17.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 7.2% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.2% | 17.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 158 Uganda 20.6% compare
- 159 Solomon Islands 20.2% compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 19.6% compare
- 162 Sierra Leone 15.3% compare
- 163 Togo 14.3% compare
- 164 Benin 11.8% compare
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 132.56 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 135.96 SLC (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 0 (2020)
- Cooling Degree Days 6,478 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 54,128 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 54,110 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 18 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0178 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau was 17.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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