Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Guyana
Guyana: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 95.7% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Guyana peaked at 95.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 74th of 178 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.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.4% | — |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 95.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 95.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 86.4% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 90.6% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.9% | 95.7% | 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Guyana?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Guyana was 95.7% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Guyana ranks 74th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.