Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 36.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau stood at 36.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 41.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2021.
That places Guinea-Bissau 93rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.2% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.4% | 39.4% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 36.7% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 36.1% | 36.4% | 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -50.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau was 36.1% 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 of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 93rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.