Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 76.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources wash in Guinea-Bissau is 76.7, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 76.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.5, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th of 224 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.6 | 57.5 | 65.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6 | 66.58 | 74.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.32 | 75.48 | 76.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 210 South Sudan 77.64 compare
- 211 Tanzania, United Republic of 77.44 compare
- 212 Benin 77.02 compare
- 214 Sierra Leone 75.57 compare
- 215 Mozambique 75.27 compare
- 216 Kenya 74.37 compare
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.19 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -66.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Guinea-Bissau was 76.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5 in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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