People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Guyana
Guyana: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 68.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Guyana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Guyana stood at 68.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Guyana peaked at 68.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2000.
That places Guyana 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Guyana, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 61.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.0% | 56.0% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 62.7% | 68.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Guyana?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Guyana was 68.5% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Guyana ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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