Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guernsey
Guernsey: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 87.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guernsey, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guernsey stood at 87.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guernsey peaked at 87.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2000.
That places Guernsey 43rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.5% | — |
| 2001 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
More reference data data for Guernsey
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.11 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 207.61 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.7 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Red List Index 0.95 index (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guernsey?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guernsey was 87.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2000.
- How does Guernsey rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Guernsey ranks 43rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.