Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Guatemala

Safely managed drinking water in Guatemala in 2024 — 48.8%. Ranked 107 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.1 pp.

2024 48.8% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 107of 148
Period maximum 49.9%2002
Period minimum 48.8%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Guatemala, 2000–202448.54949.5502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 49.8%2001: 49.9%2002: 49.9%2003: 49.8%2004: 49.8%2005: 49.8%2006: 49.8%2007: 49.8%2008: 49.7%2009: 49.7%2010: 49.7%2011: 49.6%2012: 49.6%2013: 49.5%2014: 49.5%2015: 49.4%2016: 49.4%2017: 49.3%2018: 49.3%2019: 49.2%2020: 49.1%2021: 49%2022: 49%2023: 48.9%2024: 48.8%
Change over the period: −1.1 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Guatemala 48.8%
World 73.7%
Safely managed drinking water — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 48.8 −0.1 pp
2023 48.9 −0.1 pp
2022 49 −0.1 pp
2021 49 −0.1 pp
2020 49.1 −0.1 pp
2019 49.2 −0.1 pp
2018 49.3 −0.1 pp
2017 49.3 −0.1 pp
2016 49.4 −0.1 pp
2015 49.4 −0.1 pp
2014 49.5 −0.1 pp
2013 49.5 −0 pp
2012 49.6 −0 pp
2011 49.6 −0 pp
2010 49.7 −0 pp
2009 49.7 −0 pp
2008 49.7 −0 pp
2007 49.8 −0 pp
2006 49.8 −0 pp
2005 49.8 −0 pp
2004 49.8 −0 pp
2003 49.8 −0 pp
2002 49.9 +0 pp
2001 49.9 +0 pp
2000 49.8

Central America, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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