People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guyana
Guyana: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 77.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guyana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 77.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guyana peaked at 77.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 36th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.6% | — |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.1% | 56.6% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 68.1% | 77.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 33 El Salvador 80.7% compare
- 34 Nepal 80.4% compare
- 35 Philippines 78.6% compare
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 77.6% compare
- 38 Pakistan 77.5% compare
- 39 Algeria 75.2% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guyana?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guyana was 77.8% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Guyana ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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