Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana
Guyana: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana peaked at 8.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 102nd of 231 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.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 247521.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1%, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 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 population not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Guyana was 1.9% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Guyana ranks 102nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.