People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Guyana

Guyana: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
95.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 174 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 2022
All-time low
86.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Guyana, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 86.4 % of rural population2001: 86.8 % of rural population2002: 87.2 % of rural population2003: 87.6 % of rural population2004: 88.1 % of rural population2005: 88.5 % of rural population2006: 88.9 % of rural population2007: 89.3 % of rural population2008: 89.8 % of rural population2009: 90.2 % of rural population2010: 90.6 % of rural population2011: 91 % of rural population2012: 91.5 % of rural population2013: 91.9 % of rural population2014: 92.3 % of rural population2015: 92.7 % of rural population2016: 93.2 % of rural population2017: 93.6 % of rural population2018: 94 % of rural population2019: 94.4 % of rural population2020: 94.9 % of rural population2021: 95.3 % of rural population2022: 95.7 % of rural population2023: 95.7 % of rural population2024: 95.7 % of rural population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Guyana is 95.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Guyana peaked at 95.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2000.

Guyana ranks 71st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Guyana, 2000 to 2024.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 86.4%
2001 86.8% +0.5%
2002 87.2% +0.5%
2003 87.6% +0.5%
2004 88.1% +0.5%
2005 88.5% +0.5%
2006 88.9% +0.5%
2007 89.3% +0.5%
2008 89.8% +0.5%
2009 90.2% +0.5%
2010 90.6% +0.5%
2011 91.0% +0.5%
2012 91.5% +0.5%
2013 91.9% +0.5%
2014 92.3% +0.5%
2015 92.7% +0.5%
2016 93.2% +0.5%
2017 93.6% +0.5%
2018 94.0% +0.5%
2019 94.4% +0.5%
2020 94.9% +0.5%
2021 95.3% +0.4%
2022 95.7% +0.4%
2023 95.7% +0.0%
2024 95.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.3% 86.4% 90.2% 10
2010s 92.5% 90.6% 94.4% 10
2020s 95.5% 94.9% 95.7% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Guyana?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Guyana was 95.7% 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 using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2000.
How does Guyana rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
Guyana ranks 71st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,412 data points, 2000–2024
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The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.