Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guam
Guam: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guam, 2000–2024
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 of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guam is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guam peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
Guam ranks 141st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 61695.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 39% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 138 United States Virgin Islands 0.5% compare
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 140 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
- 142 Palau 0.5% compare
- 143 New Caledonia 0.5% compare
- 144 Mexico 0.5% compare
More environment data for Guam
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5909 Percentage change (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 461 t (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity 1,035 m3 (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 445 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 1,033 m3 (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 434 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 430 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Veneer sheets — Import quantity 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guam?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guam was 0.5% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Guam rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Guam ranks 141st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.