People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.5263 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.5263 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 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.9109 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5263 people per person, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9109 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.9014 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8884 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8704 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8524 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8343 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8161 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7978 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7795 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.761 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7425 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7239 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7051 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6863 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6674 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6484 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6293 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6101 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5909 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5715 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.552 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5324 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5304 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5283 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5263 people per person | -0.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.5263 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.5263 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8412 people per person | 0.761 people per person | 0.9109 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6575 people per person | 0.5715 people per person | 0.7425 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5339 people per person | 0.5263 people per person | 0.552 people per person | 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.5263 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9109 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5263 people per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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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.