People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guyana
Guyana: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 14,433 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved 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
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guyana is 14,433 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guyana peaked at 63,456 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,326 people, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 109th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63,456 people | — |
| 2001 | 61,211 people | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 58,926 people | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 56,758 people | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 54,594 people | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 52,362 people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 50,091 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 47,806 people | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 45,508 people | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 43,192 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 40,857 people | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 38,509 people | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 36,208 people | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 34,069 people | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 31,921 people | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 29,756 people | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 27,567 people | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 25,352 people | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 23,647 people | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 21,612 people | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 19,094 people | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 16,749 people | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 14,326 people | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 14,381 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 14,433 people | +0.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 14,433 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,260 people, 30% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53,390 people | 43,192 people | 63,456 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,950 people | 21,612 people | 40,857 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,797 people | 14,326 people | 19,094 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guyana?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Guyana was 14,433 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 63,456 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,326 people in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Guyana ranks 109th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.