Sanitation facilities usage in Guyana
Guyana: Sanitation facilities usage was 109.92 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage 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
Guyana recorded 109.92 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Guyana peaked at 10,626 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 107.5 people, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 124th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,626 people | — |
| 2001 | 10,231 people | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 9,830 people | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 9,442 people | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 9,054 people | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 8,656 people | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 8,253 people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 7,849 people | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 7,444 people | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 7,037 people | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 6,629 people | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 6,220 people | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 5,827 people | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 5,460 people | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 5,092 people | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 4,721 people | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 4,346 people | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 3,966 people | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 3,665 people | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 3,311 people | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 2,882 people | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 2,478 people | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 107.5 people | -95.7% |
| 2023 | 108.68 people | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 109.92 people | +1.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 109.92 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936 people, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage 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 | -95.7% | 2,478 people | 107.5 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,842 people | 7,037 people | 10,626 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,924 people | 3,311 people | 6,629 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,137 people | 107.5 people | 2,882 people | 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 sanitation facilities usage in Guyana?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Guyana was 109.92 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 10,626 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.5 people in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Guyana ranks 124th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.