People using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea
Guinea: People using at least basic drinking water services was 74.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services 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
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea stood at 74.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea peaked at 74.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 184th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 49.8% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 57.2% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 69.4% | 74.2% | 5 |
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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 using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Guinea was 74.2% 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 using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Guinea ranks 184th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.