People not using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea
Guinea: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 5.51 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea stood at 5.51 million people.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea peaked at 6.57 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.41 million people, in 2023.
Guinea ranks 36th of 232 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 | 6.44 million people | 6.34 million people | 6.57 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.13 million people | 5.85 million people | 6.32 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.58 million people | 5.41 million people | 5.76 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6627 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5077 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6929 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 436.58 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2148 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3921 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea was 5.51 million 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.41 million people in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Guinea ranks 36th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 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.