People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Guernsey
Guernsey: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 8,035 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Guernsey, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 8,035 people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Guernsey peaked at 8,035 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,534 people, in 2000.
That places Guernsey 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,604 people | 7,534 people | 7,671 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,763 people | 7,689 people | 7,848 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,963 people | 7,888 people | 8,035 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 136 American Samoa 26,687 people compare
- 138 Isle of Man 12,774 people compare
- 140 Nauru 7,986 people compare
- 141 Tuvalu 5,816 people compare
- 142 Jersey 5,192 people compare
More reference data data for Guernsey
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.7 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 29.6% (2025)
- People not using improved sanitation facilities 0 people (2024)
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.0% (2024)
- Sanitation facilities usage 0 people (2024)
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Guernsey?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Guernsey was 8,035 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 8,035 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,534 people in 2000.
- How does Guernsey rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Guernsey ranks 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.