Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 52.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 52.6% for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 91.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1% | 76.1% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 57.1% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.6% | 55.2% | 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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau was 52.6% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.