Number without basic handwashing in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number without basic handwashing was 1.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number without basic handwashing in Guinea-Bissau, 2004–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number without basic handwashing in Guinea-Bissau is 1.77 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million, in 2004.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 63rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number without basic handwashing in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.34 million | — |
| 2005 | 1.37 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.44 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.52 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.54 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.57 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.60 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.65 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.65 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.69 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.73 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.77 million | +2.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.77 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.87 million, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.77 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.17 million, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 million | 1.34 million | 1.50 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million | 1.52 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.70 million | 1.65 million | 1.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without basic handwashing in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number without basic handwashing in Guinea-Bissau was 1.77 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million in 2004.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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