People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Guyana
Guyana: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 272,809 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources in Guyana stood at 272,809 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Guyana peaked at 284,999 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 261,220 people, in 2017.
That places Guyana 91st out of 163 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 284,999 people | — |
| 2001 | 283,381 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 281,588 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 280,050 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 278,499 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 276,642 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 274,618 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 272,536 people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 270,397 people | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 268,164 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 265,816 people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 263,375 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 261,821 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 261,521 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 261,355 people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 261,276 people | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 261,238 people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 261,220 people | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 267,297 people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 270,922 people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 269,033 people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 269,844 people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 270,002 people | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 271,410 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 272,809 people | +0.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 272,809 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 8.9× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 272,809 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.00 million people, 27% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 277,087 people | 268,164 people | 284,999 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 263,584 people | 261,220 people | 270,922 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 270,620 people | 269,033 people | 272,809 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Guyana?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Guyana was 272,809 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 284,999 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,220 people in 2017.
- How does Guyana rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Guyana ranks 91st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.