People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.1745 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.1745 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.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.3416 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1745 people per person, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 52nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3416 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.334 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3265 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.319 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3117 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3045 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2973 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2902 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2831 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.276 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.269 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2621 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2552 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2483 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2414 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2346 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2278 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.221 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2142 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2075 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2008 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1942 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1875 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.181 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1745 people per person | -3.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.1745 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 6.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.1745 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 9.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3084 people per person | 0.276 people per person | 0.3416 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2381 people per person | 0.2075 people per person | 0.269 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1876 people per person | 0.1745 people per person | 0.2008 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guatemala?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guatemala was 0.1745 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3416 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1745 people per person in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 52nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 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.