People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guam
Guam: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.008 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guam, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guam recorded 0.008 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guam peaked at 0.0234 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.008 people per person, in 2023.
That places Guam 132nd out of 214 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, per capita in Guam, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0234 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0227 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.022 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0213 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0206 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0199 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0192 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0185 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0178 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0171 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0157 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.015 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0143 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0136 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0129 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0101 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0094 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0087 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.008 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.008 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.008 people per person | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.008 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 13.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.008 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 33% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0203 people per person | 0.0171 people per person | 0.0234 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 people per person | 0.0101 people per person | 0.0164 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 people per person | 0.008 people per person | 0.0094 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More reference data data for Guam
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guam?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guam was 0.008 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0234 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 people per person in 2023.
- How does Guam rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Guam ranks 132nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.