Sanitation facilities usage in Guam
Guam: Sanitation facilities usage was 1,204 people in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in Guam, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Guam recorded 1,204 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Guam peaked at 1,220 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
Guam ranks 110th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in Guam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 98.57 people | — |
| 2002 | 198.35 people | +101.2% |
| 2003 | 299.03 people | +50.8% |
| 2004 | 400.35 people | +33.9% |
| 2005 | 502.13 people | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 604.3 people | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 706.85 people | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 809.91 people | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 913.78 people | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 1,017 people | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 1,119 people | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1,220 people | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 1,217 people | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,213 people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,209 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,204 people | -0.4% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 1,204 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.33 people, 12.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 453.33 people | 0 people | 913.78 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,171 people | 1,017 people | 1,220 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 107 North Macedonia 1,957 people compare
- 108 Qatar 1,934 people compare
- 109 Gambia 1,335 people compare
- 111 Aruba 926.96 people compare
- 112 Wallis and Futuna 780.36 people compare
- 113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 621.04 people compare
More reference data data for Guam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Guam?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Guam was 1,204 people in 2016, 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 recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 1,220 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Guam rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Guam ranks 110th out of 232 countries with data for 2016.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam 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. 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.