People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guyana
Guyana: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 98.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
98.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2016
All-time low
98.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
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).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guyana stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guyana peaked at 98.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 19th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5% | — |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.2% compare
- 17 Montenegro 99.1% compare
- 18 Thailand 99.1% compare
- 20 Suriname 98.7% compare
- 21 Nepal 98.3% compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 98.3% 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 98.9% 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 98.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Guyana ranks 19th 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 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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