People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guatemala
Guatemala: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.1324 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guatemala is 0.1324 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guatemala peaked at 0.2887 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1324 people per person, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 48th out of 171 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2887 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2815 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2742 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2672 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2603 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2535 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2467 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.24 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2333 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2268 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2202 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2137 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2073 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2009 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1945 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1882 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1818 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1755 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1692 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.163 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1567 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1506 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1444 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1384 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1324 people per person | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2572 people per person | 0.2268 people per person | 0.2887 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1914 people per person | 0.163 people per person | 0.2202 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1445 people per person | 0.1324 people per person | 0.1567 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guatemala?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guatemala was 0.1324 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2887 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1324 people per person in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Guatemala ranks 48th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.