Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.1604 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guinea, 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 stood at 0.1604 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 0.1917 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1604 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Guinea ranks 68th 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, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1917 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1908 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1903 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1909 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1911 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1909 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1907 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1908 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1908 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1907 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1903 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1898 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1889 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1877 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1863 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1848 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1831 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.181 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1786 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1758 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1727 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1691 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.165 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1604 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.1604 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.1604 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1909 people per square kilometre | 0.1903 people per square kilometre | 0.1917 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1846 people per square kilometre | 0.1758 people per square kilometre | 0.1903 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1668 people per square kilometre | 0.1604 people per square kilometre | 0.1727 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 65 Yemen 0.1711 people per square kilometre compare
- 66 Peru 0.1671 people per square kilometre compare
- 67 Papua New Guinea 0.1645 people per square kilometre compare
- 69 Mali 0.127 people per square kilometre compare
- 70 Vanuatu 0.1198 people per square kilometre compare
- 71 Panama 0.1101 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guinea was 0.1604 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1917 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1604 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 68th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.