Sanitation facilities coverage in Guinea

Guinea: Sanitation facilities coverage was 687,094 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
687,094
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
43rd
of 232 countries
All-time high
2.45 million
in 2000
All-time low
687,094
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities coverage in Guinea, 2000–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2000201220242000: 2.5M2001: 2.4M2002: 2.3M2003: 2.3M2004: 2.2M2005: 2.2M2006: 2.1M2007: 2.1M2008: 2.0M2009: 2.0M2010: 1.9M2011: 1.8M2012: 1.8M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.6M2015: 1.6M2016: 1.5M2017: 1.4M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.2M2020: 1.1M2021: 1.0M2022: 916.2k2023: 804.2k2024: 687.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 687,094 for sanitation facilities coverage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities coverage in Guinea peaked at 2.45 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 687,094, in 2024.

That places Guinea 43rd 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 coverage in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Sanitation facilities coverage in Guinea, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 2.45 million —
2001 2.39 million -2.5%
2002 2.33 million -2.4%
2003 2.29 million -1.9%
2004 2.24 million -2.1%
2005 2.19 million -2.4%
2006 2.13 million -2.5%
2007 2.08 million -2.5%
2008 2.03 million -2.6%
2009 1.97 million -2.8%
2010 1.91 million -3.0%
2011 1.85 million -3.2%
2012 1.78 million -3.5%
2013 1.71 million -3.9%
2014 1.64 million -4.2%
2015 1.57 million -4.6%
2016 1.49 million -5.1%
2017 1.40 million -5.6%
2018 1.32 million -6.3%
2019 1.22 million -7.0%
2020 1.13 million -8.0%
2021 1.02 million -9.1%
2022 916,180 -10.5%
2023 804,167 -12.2%
2024 687,094 -14.6%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 687,094 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 585,262, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Guinea's 687,094 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.21 million 1.97 million 2.45 million 10
2010s 1.59 million 1.22 million 1.91 million 10
2020s 911,350 687,094 1.13 million 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 40 Bolivia 880,646 compare
  2. 41 Venezuela 846,469 compare
  3. 42 Mauritania 836,671 compare
  4. 44 Laos 678,318 compare
  5. 45 Peru 657,879 compare
  6. 46 Argentina 657,422 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities coverage in Guinea?
Sanitation facilities coverage in Guinea was 687,094 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 2.45 million in 2000.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 687,094 in 2024.
How does Guinea rank for sanitation facilities coverage?
Guinea ranks 43rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities coverage rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities coverage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
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