People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guyana
Guyana: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 84.2% 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).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guyana is 84.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guyana peaked at 84.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 37th 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, urban (% of urban) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.6% | — |
| 2001 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6% | 77.6% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 81.1% | 84.2% | 8 |
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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 84.2% 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 84.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Guyana ranks 37th 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 5.7%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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