Annual freshwater withdrawals in Guyana
Guyana: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 1.44 billion billion cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Guyana, 1992–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 1.44 billion billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Guyana peaked at 1.64 billion billion cubic meters in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.44 billion billion cubic meters, in 2010.
Guyana ranks 102nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.54 billion billion cubic meters | 1.46 billion billion cubic meters | 1.62 billion billion cubic meters | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.56 billion billion cubic meters | 1.47 billion billion cubic meters | 1.64 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 billion billion cubic meters | 1.44 billion billion cubic meters | 1.44 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 billion billion cubic meters | 1.44 billion billion cubic meters | 1.44 billion billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 99 Haiti 1.45 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 100 Ghana 1.45 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 101 Czechia 1.45 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 103 Belarus 1.41 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 104 Malawi 1.36 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 105 Mauritania 1.35 billion billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Guyana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4606 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Guyana?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Guyana was 1.44 billion billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 billion billion cubic meters in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 billion billion cubic meters in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Guyana ranks 102nd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source.