People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3732 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.3732 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.78 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3732 people per person, in 2024.
That places Guinea 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.78 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.763 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7459 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7288 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7117 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6945 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6773 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.66 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6427 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6254 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.608 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5906 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5732 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5557 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5382 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5206 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5029 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.485 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4671 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4491 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4309 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4126 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3942 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3757 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3732 people per person | -0.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3732 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3732 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7029 people per person | 0.6254 people per person | 0.78 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.529 people per person | 0.4491 people per person | 0.608 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3973 people per person | 0.3732 people per person | 0.4309 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guinea?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Guinea was 0.3732 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.78 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3732 people per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.