Population using at least basic sanitation services in Guyana
Guyana: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Guyana stood at 90.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Guyana peaked at 90.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 81st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 74.4% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 81.7% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 89.2% | 90.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 92.1% compare
- 79 Turks and Caicos Islands 91.6% compare
- 80 Tuvalu 91.2% compare
- 82 Bhutan 89.2% compare
- 83 Mexico 89.2% compare
- 84 Philippines 87.5% compare
More environment data for Guyana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4606 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Guyana?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Guyana was 90.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Guyana ranks 81st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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