People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Guyana
Guyana: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 83.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guyana, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guyana stood at 83.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guyana peaked at 83.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2008.
Guyana ranks 51st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75.9% | — |
| 2009 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | -0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 83.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 88% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 83.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.0%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 75.9% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 82.0% | 83.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guyana?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guyana was 83.5% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Guyana ranks 51st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.