Guinea-Bissau - Access to basic sanitation services

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Guinea-Bissau was 5.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 5.20 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.71 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 0.71
2001 0.92
2002 1.13
2003 1.34
2004 1.55
2005 1.77
2006 1.99
2007 2.21
2008 2.43
2009 2.65
2010 2.87
2011 3.10
2012 3.33
2013 3.56
2014 3.79
2015 4.02
2016 4.25
2017 4.49
2018 4.72
2019 4.96
2020 5.20

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Guinea-Bissau was 34.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 34.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.09 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 13.09
2001 14.05
2002 15.01
2003 15.97
2004 16.92
2005 17.97
2006 19.02
2007 20.08
2008 21.15
2009 22.22
2010 23.31
2011 24.41
2012 25.51
2013 26.62
2014 27.75
2015 28.88
2016 30.02
2017 31.17
2018 32.33
2019 33.49
2020 34.67

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Guinea-Bissau was 18.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 18.23 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.20 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 5.20
2001 5.73
2002 6.27
2003 6.81
2004 7.36
2005 7.95
2006 8.55
2007 9.16
2008 9.79
2009 10.42
2010 11.07
2011 11.73
2012 12.40
2013 13.09
2014 13.78
2015 14.49
2016 15.21
2017 15.95
2018 16.69
2019 17.45
2020 18.23

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention