Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 13.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 85 countries
All-time high
13.7%
in 2021
All-time low
4.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau stood at 13.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 13.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 69th out of 85 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 safely managed drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 13.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.4%, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 13.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 8.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 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 safely managed drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guinea-Bissau was 13.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 69th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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