Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Guatemala

Access to basic sanitation in Guatemala in 2024 — 71.2%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10.1 pp.

2024 71.2% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 146of 193
Period maximum 71.2%2024
Period minimum 61.1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Guatemala, 2000–2024606570752000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 61.1%2001: 61.6%2002: 62%2003: 62.5%2004: 63%2005: 63.4%2006: 63.8%2007: 64.2%2008: 64.6%2009: 65%2010: 65.4%2011: 65.8%2012: 66.2%2013: 66.5%2014: 66.9%2015: 67.2%2016: 67.6%2017: 67.9%2018: 68.2%2019: 68.6%2020: 68.9%2021: 69.5%2022: 70%2023: 70.6%2024: 71.2%
Change over the period: +10.1 pp Annual average: 0.42 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 71.2%
World 82.2%
Central America computed 90.3%
Access to basic sanitation — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 71.2 +0.6 pp
2023 70.6 +0.6 pp
2022 70 +0.6 pp
2021 69.5 +0.6 pp
2020 68.9 +0.3 pp
2019 68.6 +0.3 pp
2018 68.2 +0.3 pp
2017 67.9 +0.3 pp
2016 67.6 +0.3 pp
2015 67.2 +0.3 pp
2014 66.9 +0.4 pp
2013 66.5 +0.4 pp
2012 66.2 +0.4 pp
2011 65.8 +0.4 pp
2010 65.4 +0.4 pp
2009 65 +0.4 pp
2008 64.6 +0.4 pp
2007 64.2 +0.4 pp
2006 63.8 +0.4 pp
2005 63.4 +0.4 pp
2004 63 +0.4 pp
2003 62.5 +0.5 pp
2002 62 +0.5 pp
2001 61.6 +0.5 pp
2000 61.1

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.