Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Guinea-Bissau

Safely managed drinking water in Guinea-Bissau in 2024 — 24%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.3 pp.

2024 24% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 133of 148
Period maximum 24%2024
Period minimum 17.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Guinea-Bissau, 2000–202416182022242000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 17.7%2001: 18%2002: 18.3%2003: 18.6%2004: 18.9%2005: 19.2%2006: 19.5%2007: 19.8%2008: 20.1%2009: 20.4%2010: 20.7%2011: 20.9%2012: 21.2%2013: 21.5%2014: 21.8%2015: 22.1%2016: 22.4%2017: 22.6%2018: 22.9%2019: 23.2%2020: 23.4%2021: 23.7%2022: 23.8%2023: 23.9%2024: 24%
Change over the period: +6.3 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 24%
World 73.7%
Safely managed drinking water — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 24 +0.1 pp
2023 23.9 +0.1 pp
2022 23.8 +0.1 pp
2021 23.7 +0.3 pp
2020 23.4 +0.3 pp
2019 23.2 +0.3 pp
2018 22.9 +0.3 pp
2017 22.6 +0.3 pp
2016 22.4 +0.3 pp
2015 22.1 +0.3 pp
2014 21.8 +0.3 pp
2013 21.5 +0.3 pp
2012 21.2 +0.3 pp
2011 20.9 +0.3 pp
2010 20.7 +0.3 pp
2009 20.4 +0.3 pp
2008 20.1 +0.3 pp
2007 19.8 +0.3 pp
2006 19.5 +0.3 pp
2005 19.2 +0.3 pp
2004 18.9 +0.3 pp
2003 18.6 +0.3 pp
2002 18.3 +0.3 pp
2001 18 +0.3 pp
2000 17.7

Western Africa, 2024

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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.