Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Guinea

Guinea: Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities was 48.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
48.42
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 184 countries
All-time high
48.42
in 2023
All-time low
21.61
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Guinea, 2000–2024

010203040502000201220242000: 21.62001: 22.42002: 23.22003: 242004: 25.12005: 26.12006: 27.22007: 28.32008: 29.52009: 30.62010: 31.82011: 332012: 34.22013: 35.42014: 36.62015: 37.82016: 39.12017: 40.42018: 41.72019: 432020: 44.32021: 45.72022: 472023: 48.42024: 48.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Guinea is 48.42, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Guinea peaked at 48.42 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.61, in 2000.

Guinea ranks 161st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Guinea, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 21.61
2001 22.41 +3.7%
2002 23.21 +3.6%
2003 24 +3.4%
2004 25.06 +4.4%
2005 26.14 +4.3%
2006 27.23 +4.2%
2007 28.34 +4.1%
2008 29.47 +4.0%
2009 30.62 +3.9%
2010 31.78 +3.8%
2011 32.96 +3.7%
2012 34.15 +3.6%
2013 35.36 +3.5%
2014 36.59 +3.5%
2015 37.84 +3.4%
2016 39.1 +3.3%
2017 40.38 +3.3%
2018 41.68 +3.2%
2019 42.99 +3.2%
2020 44.32 +3.1%
2021 45.67 +3.0%
2022 47.03 +3.0%
2023 48.42 +2.9%
2024 48.42 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.81 21.61 30.62 10
2010s 37.28 31.78 42.99 10
2020s 46.77 44.32 48.42 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 158 Kiribati 49.31 compare
  2. 159 Papua New Guinea 48.54 compare
  3. 160 Burkina Faso 48.45 compare
  4. 162 Malawi 48.04 compare
  5. 163 Eswatini 47.55 compare
  6. 164 Lesotho 45.04 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Guinea?
Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Guinea was 48.42 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 48.42 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 21.61 in 2000.
How does Guinea rank for share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities?
Guinea ranks 161st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 4,556 data points, 2000–2024
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