People using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: People using improved sanitation facilities was 1.04 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.04 million people
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
156th
of 232 countries
All-time high
1.04 million people
in 2024
All-time low
110,013 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2000201220242000: 110.0k people2001: 124.3k people2002: 143.9k people2003: 170.9k people2004: 199.2k people2005: 228.9k people2006: 260.3k people2007: 293.4k people2008: 328.2k people2009: 364.8k people2010: 403.4k people2011: 444.1k people2012: 486.9k people2013: 532.0k people2014: 579.1k people2015: 628.1k people2016: 679.0k people2017: 731.8k people2018: 786.5k people2019: 843.2k people2020: 901.9k people2021: 962.7k people2022: 988.8k people2023: 1.0M people2024: 1.0M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2024, people using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1.04 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.04 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 110,013 people, in 2000.

That places Guinea-Bissau 156th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 222,384 people 110,013 people 364,772 people 10
2010s 611,401 people 403,361 people 843,215 people 10
2020s 982,386 people 901,947 people 1.04 million people 5

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 153 East Timor 1.22 million people compare
  2. 154 Equatorial Guinea 1.19 million people compare
  3. 155 Eswatini 1.11 million people compare
  4. 157 Fiji 928,784 people compare
  5. 158 Reunion 873,764 people compare
  6. 159 Djibouti 854,420 people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau?
People using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau was 1.04 million people 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 people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 110,013 people in 2000.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.