Municipal water withdrawal in Guyana
Guyana: Municipal water withdrawal was 61.30 million cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
61.30 million cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
152nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
61.30 million cubic meters
in 2005
All-time low
15.00 million cubic meters
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Municipal water withdrawal in Guyana, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 61.30 million cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Guyana peaked at 61.30 million cubic meters in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.00 million cubic meters, in 1992.
Guyana ranks 152nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Guyana, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 15.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 1993 | 16.88 million cubic meters | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 18.75 million cubic meters | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 20.62 million cubic meters | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 22.50 million cubic meters | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 24.38 million cubic meters | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 26.25 million cubic meters | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 28.12 million cubic meters | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 30.00 million cubic meters | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 36.26 million cubic meters | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 42.52 million cubic meters | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 48.78 million cubic meters | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 55.04 million cubic meters | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 61.30 million cubic meters is below the median for high income countries, which is 699.00 million cubic meters, 9% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 61.30 million cubic meters is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 350.93 million cubic meters, 17% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.56 million cubic meters | 15.00 million cubic meters | 28.12 million cubic meters | 8 |
| 2000s | 51.91 million cubic meters | 30.00 million cubic meters | 61.30 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.30 million cubic meters | 61.30 million cubic meters | 61.30 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.30 million cubic meters | 61.30 million cubic meters | 61.30 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 municipal water withdrawal in Guyana?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Guyana was 61.30 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 61.30 million cubic meters in 2005.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.00 million cubic meters in 1992.
- How does Guyana rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Guyana ranks 152nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.