Population using safely managed sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 16.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 16.0% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 16.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 87th of 99 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% | 0.2% | 5.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 6.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.1% | 16.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2417 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3567 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau was 16.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 87th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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