Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0766 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 0.0766 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.3456 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0766 people per person, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 35th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3456 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3314 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3174 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3035 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2898 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2762 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2628 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2495 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2363 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2233 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2104 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1977 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1851 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1726 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1603 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1481 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1361 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1243 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1126 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.101 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0896 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0784 people per person | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0778 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0772 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0766 people per person | -0.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0766 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1359 people per person, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0766 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2836 people per person | 0.2233 people per person | 0.3456 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1548 people per person | 0.101 people per person | 0.2104 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0799 people per person | 0.0766 people per person | 0.0896 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0766 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3456 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0766 people per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 35th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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)
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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.