People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Guyana

Guyana: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 85.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
85.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 97 countries
All-time high
85.8%
in 2016
All-time low
78.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Guyana, 2000–2017

0204060802000200820172000: 78.72001: 78.72002: 78.72003: 78.72004: 79.32005: 79.82006: 80.42007: 80.92008: 81.52009: 822010: 82.52011: 83.12012: 83.62013: 84.22014: 84.72015: 85.32016: 85.82017: 85.8

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Guyana recorded 85.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Guyana peaked at 85.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Guyana, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 78.7%
2001 78.7% +0.0%
2002 78.7% +0.0%
2003 78.7% +0.0%
2004 79.3% +0.7%
2005 79.8% +0.7%
2006 80.4% +0.7%
2007 80.9% +0.7%
2008 81.5% +0.7%
2009 82.0% +0.7%
2010 82.5% +0.7%
2011 83.1% +0.7%
2012 83.6% +0.7%
2013 84.2% +0.7%
2014 84.7% +0.6%
2015 85.3% +0.6%
2016 85.8% +0.6%
2017 85.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.9% 78.7% 82.0% 10
2010s 84.4% 82.5% 85.8% 8

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 33 Algeria 89.3% compare
  2. 34 El Salvador 87.5% compare
  3. 35 Colombia 86.6% compare
  4. 37 Jamaica 84.1% compare
  5. 38 Georgia 83.2% compare
  6. 39 Honduras 80.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Guyana?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Guyana was 85.8% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2000.
How does Guyana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
Guyana ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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