Guinea-Bissau - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Guinea-Bissau was 49.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 49.83 in 2020, while its lowest value was 43.37 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 43.37
2001 43.75
2002 44.12
2003 44.48
2004 44.84
2005 45.19
2006 45.54
2007 45.88
2008 46.22
2009 46.55
2010 46.88
2011 47.20
2012 47.51
2013 47.82
2014 48.12
2015 48.42
2016 48.72
2017 49.00
2018 49.28
2019 49.56
2020 49.83

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Guinea-Bissau was 70.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 78.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 70.61 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 78.20
2001 77.94
2002 77.66
2003 77.38
2004 77.08
2005 76.77
2006 76.44
2007 76.11
2008 75.76
2009 75.40
2010 75.02
2011 74.64
2012 74.24
2013 73.83
2014 73.41
2015 72.97
2016 72.53
2017 72.07
2018 71.60
2019 71.11
2020 70.61

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Guinea-Bissau was 59.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 59.02 in 2020, while its lowest value was 55.99 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 55.99
2001 56.27
2002 56.53
2003 56.78
2004 57.02
2005 57.24
2006 57.45
2007 57.65
2008 57.84
2009 58.01
2010 58.17
2011 58.31
2012 58.45
2013 58.57
2014 58.67
2015 58.76
2016 58.84
2017 58.91
2018 58.96
2019 58.99
2020 59.02

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention