Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0065 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Guatemala is 0.0065 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 37.2% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.1138 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 people per person, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 74th of 171 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 rural areas, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1138 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1087 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1037 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0987 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0939 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.089 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0843 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0796 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0749 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0703 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0657 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0611 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0567 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0522 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0478 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0434 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0391 people per person | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0348 people per person | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0306 people per person | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0264 people per person | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0223 people per person | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0183 people per person | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0143 people per person | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0104 people per person | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0065 people per person | -37.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0065 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 5.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0065 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita 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 | -37.2% | 0.0104 people per person | 0.0065 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0917 people per person | 0.0703 people per person | 0.1138 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0458 people per person | 0.0264 people per person | 0.0657 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0144 people per person | 0.0065 people per person | 0.0223 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 rural areas, per capita in Guatemala?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0065 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1138 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 people per person in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 74th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.