People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guyana
Guyana: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 46.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guyana stood at 46.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guyana peaked at 62.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 54th of 100 countries on this measure, 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, rural in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.0% | — |
| 2001 | 61.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 55.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.9% | 55.8% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 49.0% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 46.9% | 48.4% | 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)
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0446 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0408 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guyana?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Guyana was 46.9% 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, rural recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Guyana ranks 54th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.