Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam
Guam: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam, 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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam peaked at 2.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.
That places Guam 136th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More reference data data for Guam
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 84.7% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 73.0% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.05 years (2023)
- Land area in hectares 54,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 8,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Guam was 0.8% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- How does Guam rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Guam ranks 136th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.