People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guyana
Guyana: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 77.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guyana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 77.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guyana peaked at 77.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2000.
That places Guyana 29th 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, urban (% of urban) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.5% | — |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3% | 66.5% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 72.5% | 77.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 81.5% compare
- 27 Paraguay 79.6% compare
- 28 Algeria 79.5% compare
- 30 Belize 76.9% compare
- 31 El Salvador 75.0% compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 73.1% 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)
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- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0237 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0243 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guyana?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guyana was 77.5% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Guyana ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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