People not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam
Guam: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 1,345 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam is 1,345 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam peaked at 3,748 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,324 people, in 2022.
That places Guam 158th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,748 people | — |
| 2001 | 3,665 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3,574 people | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3,478 people | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 3,377 people | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 3,274 people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 3,168 people | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3,060 people | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2,952 people | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2,844 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2,734 people | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 2,617 people | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2,498 people | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 2,376 people | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 2,253 people | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 2,130 people | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 2,006 people | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1,883 people | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 1,760 people | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1,637 people | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 1,527 people | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1,427 people | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 1,324 people | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 1,335 people | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,345 people | +0.8% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 1,345 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people, 3.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 1,345 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,314 people | 2,844 people | 3,748 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,189 people | 1,637 people | 2,734 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,392 people | 1,324 people | 1,527 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 155 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,740 people compare
- 156 Tonga 1,555 people compare
- 157 Curacao 1,400 people compare
- 159 Aruba 1,254 people compare
- 160 British Virgin Islands 1,064 people compare
- 161 Guadeloupe 1,022 people compare
More reference data data for Guam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam was 1,345 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 3,748 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,324 people in 2022.
- How does Guam rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Guam ranks 158th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.