Access to basic services in Guinea
Guinea: Access to basic services was 53.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to basic services in Guinea, 1999–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to basic services in Guinea is 53.8, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Guinea peaked at 53.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.2, in 2000.
That places Guinea 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Access to basic services in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.4 | — |
| 2000 | 15.2 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 16.4 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 17.7 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 18.9 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 20.2 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 20.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.8 | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 24.1 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 25.4 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 26.7 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 28.1 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 29.5 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2 | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 32.2 | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 33.5 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 34.9 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 33.5 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 35.4 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 45 | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 42.2 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 44.7 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 46.8 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 47.7 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 51.1 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 53.8 | +5.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 53.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 53.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to basic services in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +27.1% | 35.4 | 45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.76 | 15.2 | 26.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.05 | 26.2 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.82 | 44.7 | 53.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Guinea?
- Access to basic services in Guinea was 53.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2 in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for access to basic services?
- Guinea ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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