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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2% | — |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +252.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +130.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +57.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 16.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 16.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population using safely managed sanitation services in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +252.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 2004 | +130.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| 2005 | +57.0% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
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 |
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 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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