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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4881 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.04 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2788 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5692 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8885 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 182.28 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.