Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Guinea
Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 38,116 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Guinea, 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
Guinea recorded 38,116 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Guinea peaked at 47,111 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38,116 people, in 2024.
That places Guinea 47th out of 186 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47,111 people | — |
| 2001 | 46,894 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 46,758 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 46,906 people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 46,966 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 46,918 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 46,869 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 46,878 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46,885 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46,848 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 46,764 people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 46,628 people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 46,416 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 46,131 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 45,789 people | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 45,410 people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 44,980 people | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 44,473 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 43,880 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 43,207 people | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 42,437 people | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 41,546 people | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 40,538 people | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 39,402 people | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 38,116 people | -3.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 38,116 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34,339 people, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 38,116 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 154,026 people, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46,903 people | 46,758 people | 47,111 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,368 people | 43,207 people | 46,764 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,408 people | 38,116 people | 42,437 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 44 Mauritania 56,408 people compare
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe 55,150 people compare
- 46 El Salvador 38,891 people compare
- 48 Malawi 33,791 people compare
- 49 Tunisia 30,561 people compare
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 28,499 people compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Guinea was 38,116 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 urban areas recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 47,111 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,116 people in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Guinea ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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 urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.