People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Guyana
Guyana: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 34.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Guyana stood at 34.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Guyana peaked at 43.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 89th of 124 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, urban in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.2% | — |
| 2001 | 42.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 39.4% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 35.4% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 34.1% | 35.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 86 Nigeria 36.8% compare
- 87 Sao Tome and Principe 35.5% compare
- 88 Lesotho 34.7% compare
- 90 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.3% compare
- 91 Naoero 33.2% compare
- 92 Côte d'Ivoire 32.2% 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0482 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.0265 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0497 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8539 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Guyana?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Guyana was 34.1% 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, urban recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Guyana ranks 89th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.