Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 22.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guinea-Bissau is 22.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 22.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2002.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 130th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.4% | 9.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 10.7% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 22.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0727 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 142.94 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guinea-Bissau was 22.6% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2002.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 130th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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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.