People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.0137 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Guyana, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0137 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.543 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0135 people per square kilometre, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 171st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.543 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.519 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4947 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.471 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4473 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.423 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3985 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.374 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3494 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3247 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2999 people per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2751 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2511 people per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2282 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2052 people per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1819 people per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1585 people per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1347 people per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1133 people per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0896 people per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0593 people per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0355 people per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0135 people per square kilometre | -61.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0137 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0137 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0137 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 people per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -61.9% | 0.0355 people per square kilometre | 0.0135 people per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -40.1% | 0.0593 people per square kilometre | 0.0355 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4345 people per square kilometre | 0.3247 people per square kilometre | 0.543 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1937 people per square kilometre | 0.0896 people per square kilometre | 0.2999 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | 0.0135 people per square kilometre | 0.0593 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 168 Austria 0.0307 people per square kilometre compare
- 169 Italy 0.029 people per square kilometre compare
- 170 Luxembourg 0.0179 people per square kilometre compare
- 172 Kyrgyzstan 0.008 people per square kilometre compare
- 173 Netherlands 0.0025 people per square kilometre compare
- 174 Belgium 0.0002 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Guyana?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.0137 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.543 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0135 people per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.