Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City · Upper middle income · Pop. 18.4 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Guatemala, 48.79% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 9.4 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Guatemala has about 6,118 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 3% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 57% of Guatemala's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Guatemala have safe drinking water?
48.79% of Guatemala's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 9.4 million people do not.
Does Guatemala have enough freshwater?
Guatemala has roughly 6,118 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 3% of it annually (low stress).