Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0774 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0774 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.3593 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0774 people per person, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3593 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3447 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3301 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3158 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3015 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2874 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2734 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2595 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2458 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2322 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2187 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2053 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1921 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.179 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.166 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1532 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1405 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.128 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1155 people per person | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1033 people per person | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0911 people per person | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0791 people per person | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0786 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.078 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0774 people per person | -0.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0774 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 54% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0774 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.295 people per person | 0.2322 people per person | 0.3593 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1602 people per person | 0.1033 people per person | 0.2187 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0808 people per person | 0.0774 people per person | 0.0911 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, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0774 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3593 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0774 people per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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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Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.