Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guyana
Guyana: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 63.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 85 countries
All-time high
63.8%
in 2022
All-time low
57.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guyana stood at 63.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guyana peaked at 63.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 27th of 85 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.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.8% | — |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 63.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.1%, 66% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 63.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.7%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 57.8% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 60.5% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 63.3% | 63.8% | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guyana?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Guyana was 63.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Guyana ranks 27th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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