People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guinea
Guinea: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 21.48 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guinea is 21.48 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guinea peaked at 21.91 people per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.48 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Guinea ranks 28th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.76 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 21.62 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 21.53 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 21.58 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 21.6 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 21.58 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 21.58 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.62 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 21.67 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 21.73 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 21.77 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 21.82 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.85 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 21.87 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 21.89 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 21.9 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 21.91 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.91 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.88 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.84 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 21.79 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 21.71 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.61 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.48 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 21.48 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.83 people per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 21.48 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.84 people per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.63 people per square kilometre | 21.53 people per square kilometre | 21.76 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.86 people per square kilometre | 21.77 people per square kilometre | 21.91 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.65 people per square kilometre | 21.48 people per square kilometre | 21.79 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 25 Lesotho 22.51 people per square kilometre compare
- 26 Yemen 22.43 people per square kilometre compare
- 27 North Korea 21.75 people per square kilometre compare
- 29 Afghanistan 20.1 people per square kilometre compare
- 30 Mozambique 19.87 people per square kilometre compare
- 31 Liberia 19.83 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guinea?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Guinea was 21.48 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.91 people per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.48 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Guinea ranks 28th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.