People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Guernsey
Guernsey: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 64,280 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Guernsey, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Guernsey is 64,280 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Guernsey peaked at 64,280 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60,269 people, in 2000.
That places Guernsey 201st out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60,269 people | — |
| 2001 | 60,462 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 60,584 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 60,681 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 60,776 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 60,877 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 60,986 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 61,102 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 61,228 people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 61,366 people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 61,513 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 61,677 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 61,856 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 62,023 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62,158 people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 62,237 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 62,191 people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 62,194 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62,431 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62,783 people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 63,105 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63,413 people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63,725 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 64,017 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 64,280 people | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,833 people | 60,269 people | 61,366 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,106 people | 61,513 people | 62,783 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,708 people | 63,105 people | 64,280 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
More reference data data for Guernsey
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.11 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 207.61 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.7 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Red List Index 0.95 index (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Guernsey?
- People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Guernsey was 64,280 people 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 people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 64,280 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,269 people in 2000.
- How does Guernsey rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
- Guernsey ranks 201st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey 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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.