People not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana
Guyana: People not using improved drinking water sources was 15,694 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana is 15,694 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana peaked at 67,610 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15,560 people, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 118th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67,610 people | — |
| 2001 | 65,217 people | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 62,783 people | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 60,453 people | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 58,124 people | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 55,725 people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 53,290 people | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 50,843 people | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 48,385 people | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 45,912 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 43,421 people | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 40,921 people | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 38,500 people | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 36,252 people | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 33,997 people | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 31,725 people | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 29,428 people | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 27,105 people | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 25,330 people | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 23,204 people | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 20,559 people | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 18,101 people | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 15,560 people | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 15,628 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 15,694 people | +0.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 15,694 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 6125806.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 15,694 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 3.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,834 people | 45,912 people | 67,610 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,988 people | 23,204 people | 43,421 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,109 people | 15,560 people | 20,559 people | 5 |
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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana was 15,694 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 67,610 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,560 people in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Guyana ranks 118th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.