Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 47.37 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau stood at 47.37. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 47.37 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.91, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 212th of 225 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.88 | 8.91 | 23.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.25 | 25.75 | 42.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.61 | 44.8 | 47.37 | 5 |
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More population data for Guinea-Bissau
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.132 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 302,001 (2100)
- Population density 165.91 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.132 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4106 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.76 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 24 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.76 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.76 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.3 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guinea-Bissau was 47.37 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 47.37 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.91 in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 212th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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