People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guyana
Guyana: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 93.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 93.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guyana peaked at 93.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 97th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.8% | — |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 84.8% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 88.2% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.4% | 93.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 94 Tajikistan 93.4% compare
- 95 Belize 93.3% compare
- 96 Turks and Caicos Islands 93.2% compare
- 98 Cambodia 93.1% compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 93.0% compare
- 100 Iran, Islamic Republic of 92.8% 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guyana?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Guyana was 93.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Guyana ranks 97th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.