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
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Guyana, 2000–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.9% | 78.7% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 82.5% | 85.8% | 8 |
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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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