Drinking water service usage in Guyana
Guyana: Drinking water service usage was 67.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Guyana stood at 67.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Guyana peaked at 67.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 104th of 163 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.
Drinking water service usage in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.7% | — |
| 2001 | 62.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 67.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 68% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 67.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 97% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 62.7% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 64.5% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 66.7% | 67.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 101 Algeria 69.0% compare
- 102 Wallis and Futuna 68.9% compare
- 103 South Africa 68.0% compare
- 105 North Korea 66.6% compare
- 106 Bhutan 65.6% compare
- 107 Honduras 65.5% compare
More environment data for Guyana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.299 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 12.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Guyana?
- Drinking water service usage in Guyana was 67.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for drinking water service usage?
- Guyana ranks 104th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.