Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guinea
Guinea: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guinea, 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 Guinea is 13.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guinea peaked at 36.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 32nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 27.7% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 18.4% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 13.8% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.99 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0171 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guinea?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guinea was 13.8% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Guinea ranks 32nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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About this data
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.