Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0466 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guinea is 0.0466 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.2907 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0466 people per person, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 51st of 214 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, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2907 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2797 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2688 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2579 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2471 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2364 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2257 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2151 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2046 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1942 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1838 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1736 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1634 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1532 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1432 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1332 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1232 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1134 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1036 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0938 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0842 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0746 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0652 people per person | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0558 people per person | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0466 people per person | -16.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0466 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0466 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.242 people per person | 0.1942 people per person | 0.2907 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1384 people per person | 0.0938 people per person | 0.1838 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0653 people per person | 0.0466 people per person | 0.0842 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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, per capita in Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guinea was 0.0466 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2907 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0466 people per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. 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, 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)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.