People using at least a basic drinking water source in Guyana
Guyana: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 794,887 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 at least a basic drinking water source in Guyana stood at 794,887 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Guyana peaked at 794,887 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 683,157 people, in 2000.
That places Guyana 161st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 683,157 people | — |
| 2001 | 684,966 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 686,358 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 687,916 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 689,346 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 690,047 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 690,355 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 690,528 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 690,569 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 690,380 people | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 689,895 people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 689,167 people | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 691,517 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 697,214 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 703,380 people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 709,895 people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 716,641 people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 723,569 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 747,665 people | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 765,292 people | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 767,524 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 777,553 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 785,854 people | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 790,362 people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 794,887 people | +0.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 794,887 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 26% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 794,887 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.49 million people, 32% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 688,362 people | 683,157 people | 690,569 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 713,424 people | 689,167 people | 765,292 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 783,236 people | 767,524 people | 794,887 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)
- 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Guyana?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Guyana was 794,887 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 794,887 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 683,157 people in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Guyana ranks 161st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.