Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 168,600 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
168,600 people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
55th
of 175 countries
All-time high
426,686 people
in 2000
All-time low
161,404 people
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2000201220242000: 426.7k people2001: 418.0k people2002: 409.2k people2003: 400.3k people2004: 391.1k people2005: 381.6k people2006: 371.9k people2007: 362.0k people2008: 351.6k people2009: 340.8k people2010: 329.6k people2011: 317.9k people2012: 305.6k people2013: 292.7k people2014: 279.1k people2015: 264.7k people2016: 249.4k people2017: 233.3k people2018: 216.4k people2019: 198.8k people2020: 180.5k people2021: 161.4k people2022: 163.8k people2023: 166.2k people2024: 168.6k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Guinea-Bissau stood at 168,600 people.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 426,686 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 161,404 people, in 2021.

That places Guinea-Bissau 55th out of 175 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 385,335 people 340,812 people 426,686 people 10
2010s 268,739 people 198,791 people 329,557 people 10
2020s 168,096 people 161,404 people 180,454 people 5

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  4. 57 Rwanda 146,381 people compare
  5. 58 Mongolia 146,226 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Guinea-Bissau?
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Guinea-Bissau was 168,600 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 426,686 people in 2000.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 161,404 people in 2021.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 55th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.