Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0001 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0001 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0139 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 people per person, in 2022.
That places Guyana 123rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0139 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0134 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0129 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0124 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0119 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0109 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0099 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0094 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0088 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 people per person | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.003 people per person | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 people per person | -95.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 people per person | +0.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0001 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0057 people per person, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, per capita 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% | 0.003 people per person | 0.0001 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0116 people per person | 0.0094 people per person | 0.0139 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0088 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0001 people per person | 0.0036 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 120 Montenegro 0.0004 people per person compare
- 121 Algeria 0.0004 people per person compare
- 122 Azerbaijan 0.0003 people per person compare
- 124 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0001 people per person compare
- 125 Armenia 0.0001 people per person compare
- 126 Iraq 0 people per person 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 sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guyana?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Guyana was 0.0001 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0139 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 people per person in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 123rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.0%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.