People using improved drinking water sources in Guyana
Guyana: People using improved drinking water sources was 9,087 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Guyana stood at 9,087 people.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Guyana peaked at 32,156 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9,002 people, in 2022.
That places Guyana 122nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32,156 people | — |
| 2001 | 31,095 people | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 30,014 people | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 28,975 people | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 27,936 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 26,865 people | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 25,776 people | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 24,682 people | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 23,584 people | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 22,478 people | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 21,365 people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 20,247 people | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 19,179 people | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 18,199 people | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 17,217 people | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 16,228 people | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 15,230 people | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 14,208 people | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 13,441 people | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 12,497 people | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 11,277 people | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 10,161 people | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 9,002 people | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 9,045 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9,087 people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,356 people | 22,478 people | 32,156 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,781 people | 12,497 people | 21,365 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,715 people | 9,002 people | 11,277 people | 5 |
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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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -9.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0098 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Guyana?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Guyana was 9,087 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 32,156 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,002 people in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Guyana ranks 122nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.