Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Guyana
Guyana: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas was 78.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Guyana, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 78.2% for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Guyana peaked at 78.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2008.
That places Guyana 56th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 74.7% | — |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 78.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.7%, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 78.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.7% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 74.7% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 77.5% | 78.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Guyana?
- Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Guyana was 78.2% 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 access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas?
- Guyana ranks 56th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas 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 Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.