Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0587 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.0587 people per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.6021 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.055 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 79th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6021 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.5932 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5835 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5729 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5611 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.548 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5337 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.518 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5008 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4817 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4607 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4378 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4127 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3851 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3548 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3215 people per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2852 people per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2457 people per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.203 people per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1571 people per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1078 people per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2021 | 0.055 people per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0568 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0587 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0587 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0587 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre 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 | -48.9% | 0.1078 people per square kilometre | 0.055 people per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -31.4% | 0.1571 people per square kilometre | 0.1078 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5495 people per square kilometre | 0.4817 people per square kilometre | 0.6021 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3264 people per square kilometre | 0.1571 people per square kilometre | 0.4607 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0696 people per square kilometre | 0.055 people per square kilometre | 0.1078 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 76 Cuba 0.0723 people per square kilometre compare
- 77 Samoa 0.0602 people per square kilometre compare
- 78 Belize 0.0592 people per square kilometre compare
- 80 Costa Rica 0.0578 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Jordan 0.0568 people per square kilometre compare
- 82 Croatia 0.0544 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0587 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6021 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.055 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 79th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.8%. 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 urban areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.