Guinea-Bissau
Capital: Bissau · Low income · Pop. 2.2 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Guinea-Bissau, 23.99% 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 1.7 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 22.6% use safely managed sanitation services and 28.94% have at least a basic service (2024).
Guinea-Bissau has about 7,599 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 1% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 76% of Guinea-Bissau's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Guinea-Bissau have safe drinking water?
23.99% of Guinea-Bissau's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 1.7 million people do not.
Does Guinea-Bissau have enough freshwater?
Guinea-Bissau has roughly 7,599 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 1% of it annually (low stress).