Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 7.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 7.7% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 35.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.9% | — |
| 2001 | 34.5% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 23.2% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 10.3% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More infrastructure data for Guinea-Bissau
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 147.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.47 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Guinea-Bissau?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Guinea-Bissau was 7.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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