People practicing open defecation in Guinea
Guinea: People practicing open defecation was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation in Guinea is 4.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Guinea peaked at 29.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 51st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 19.4% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 9.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.7% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 193,609 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 181,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 190,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 194,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 189,269 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 199,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 206,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 200,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 186,308 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Guinea?
- People practicing open defecation in Guinea was 4.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Guinea ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.