Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Guyana

Guyana: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 88,106 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
88,106 people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
93rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
130,242 people
in 2008
All-time low
87,456 people
in 2022
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Guyana, 2008–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k2008201620242008: 130.2k people2009: 130.2k people2010: 130.2k people2011: 130.0k people2012: 130.1k people2013: 125.7k people2014: 121.3k people2015: 116.9k people2016: 112.5k people2017: 108.0k people2018: 105.9k people2019: 102.5k people2020: 97.0k people2021: 92.4k people2022: 87.5k people2023: 87.8k people2024: 88.1k people

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 rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Guyana is 88,106 people, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Guyana peaked at 130,242 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 87,456 people, in 2022.

That places Guyana 93rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 130,236 people 130,229 people 130,242 people 2
2010s 118,304 people 102,511 people 130,154 people 10
2020s 90,540 people 87,456 people 96,977 people 5

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 90 Kazakhstan 103,949 people compare
  2. 91 Cape Verde 103,296 people compare
  3. 92 Armenia 102,172 people compare
  4. 94 Fiji 75,305 people compare
  5. 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72,002 people compare
  6. 96 Suriname 69,627 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Guyana?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Guyana was 88,106 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 rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 130,242 people in 2008.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 87,456 people in 2022.
How does Guyana rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Guyana ranks 93rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 Rural population without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.