Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guinea

Guinea: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 20.64 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
20.64
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
96th
of 113 countries
All-time high
20.64
in 2022
All-time low
20.13
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guinea, 2015–2022

051015202015201820222015: 20.12016: 20.22017: 20.32018: 20.32019: 20.42020: 20.52021: 20.62022: 20.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guinea is 20.64, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

That places Guinea 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guinea, 2015 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2015 20.13
2016 20.19 +0.3%
2017 20.26 +0.3%
2018 20.33 +0.3%
2019 20.4 +0.4%
2020 20.48 +0.4%
2021 20.55 +0.4%
2022 20.64 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 20.26 20.13 20.4 5
2020s 20.56 20.48 20.64 3

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 93 South Sudan 21.94 compare
  2. 94 Niger 21.53 compare
  3. 95 Lesotho 20.85 compare
  4. 97 Guinea-Bissau 19.76 compare
  5. 98 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19.35 compare
  6. 99 Sierra Leone 18.74 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guinea?
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guinea was 20.64 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 20.64 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 20.13 in 2015.
How does Guinea rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
Guinea ranks 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,032 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed