People using safely managed sanitation services in Guyana
Guyana: People using safely managed sanitation services was 43.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Guyana is 43.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Guyana peaked at 56.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2024.
That places Guyana 95th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.6% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 51.4% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 45.4% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.4% | 44.8% | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1985 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1425 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.1895 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1468 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Guyana?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Guyana was 43.4% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Guyana ranks 95th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.