Sanitation facilities usage in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sanitation facilities usage was 22.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Guinea-Bissau stood at 22.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 22.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2002.
That places Guinea-Bissau 130th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.4% | — |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.4% | 9.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 10.7% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 22.6% | 5 |
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More population data for Guinea-Bissau
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1572 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,445 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4106 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 165.91 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 302,001 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Guinea-Bissau?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Guinea-Bissau was 22.6% 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2002.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 130th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.