People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Guyana
Guyana: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Guyana peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 123rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -95.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -95.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 120 Montenegro 0.0% compare
- 121 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 122 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 124 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
- 125 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 126 Iraq 0.0% compare
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Guyana?
- People practicing open defecation in Guyana was 0.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Guyana ranks 123rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.