Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Guam
Guam: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guam is 99.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guam peaked at 99.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2000.
That places Guam 97th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.7% | — |
| 2001 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 99.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 99.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.6%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.7% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More economy & growth data for Guam
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 5.72 billion constant 2015 US$ (2022)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 20,798 constant 2015 US$ per person (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 182.38 % change on previous year (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 21,983 constant 2015 US$ per person (2022)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 34,628 constant 2015 US$ (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 3,299 current US$ per person (2022)
- GDP per capita 34,628 constant 2015 US$ (2022)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -11.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5255 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guam?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guam was 99.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2000.
- How does Guam rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Guam ranks 97th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.