Share using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Share using safely managed drinking water was 24.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
24.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
148th
of 163 countries
All-time high
24.0%
in 2024
All-time low
17.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024

05101520252000201220242000: 17.7 %2001: 18 %2002: 18.3 %2003: 18.6 %2004: 18.9 %2005: 19.2 %2006: 19.5 %2007: 19.8 %2008: 20.1 %2009: 20.4 %2010: 20.7 %2011: 20.9 %2012: 21.2 %2013: 21.5 %2014: 21.8 %2015: 22.1 %2016: 22.4 %2017: 22.6 %2018: 22.9 %2019: 23.2 %2020: 23.4 %2021: 23.7 %2022: 23.8 %2023: 23.9 %2024: 24 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau is 24.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 24.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2000.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.0% 17.7% 20.4% 10
2010s 21.9% 20.7% 23.2% 10
2020s 23.8% 23.4% 24.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau?
Share using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau was 24.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2000.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share using safely managed drinking water
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.