Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0008 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0008 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0137 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 people per person, in 2021.
That places Guinea-Bissau 78th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 urban areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0137 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0132 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0127 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0122 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0117 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0112 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.01 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0089 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.007 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 people per person | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 people per person | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 people per person | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.003 people per person | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 people per person | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 people per person | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 people per person | -50.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 people per person | +0.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0008 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 9% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0008 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -50.1% | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0008 people per person |
| 2020 | -32.9% | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0015 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0114 people per person | 0.0089 people per person | 0.0137 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0083 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0015 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 urban areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0008 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 people per person in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 78th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.