People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guatemala
Guatemala: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 707,323 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guatemala stood at 707,323 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guatemala peaked at 1.21 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 707,323 people, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 58th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.21 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 986,507 people | 871,412 people | 1.08 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 773,827 people | 707,323 people | 839,979 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 43.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0646 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guatemala?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guatemala was 707,323 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 707,323 people in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Guatemala ranks 58th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.