Sanitation facilities usage in Guatemala
Guatemala: Sanitation facilities usage was 182,469 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Guatemala, 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
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Guatemala is 182,469 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 29.9% on the previous year and down 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Guatemala peaked at 1.51 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 182,469 people, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 58th out of 232 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.51 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.48 million people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.45 million people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million people | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million people | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.30 million people | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.26 million people | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million people | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million people | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million people | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million people | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 949,861 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 890,735 people | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 829,038 people | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 765,476 people | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 699,773 people | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 631,170 people | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 560,056 people | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 487,226 people | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 412,646 people | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 336,947 people | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 260,394 people | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 182,469 people | -29.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 182,469 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 46.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 182,469 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936 people, 62.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -29.9% | 260,394 people | 182,469 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 million people | 1.16 million people | 1.51 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 850,537 people | 560,056 people | 1.11 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 335,936 people | 182,469 people | 487,226 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 55 Burundi 277,303 people compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 191,205 people compare
- 57 Djibouti 183,100 people compare
- 59 South Africa 177,162 people compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 170,302 people compare
- 61 Rwanda 160,208 people compare
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Guatemala?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Guatemala was 182,469 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 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,469 people in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Guatemala ranks 58th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.