Share rural basic handwashing in Guyana
Guyana: Share rural basic handwashing was 85.41 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.41
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
85.41
in 2022
All-time low
76.32
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Share rural basic handwashing in Guyana, 2008–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 85.41 for share rural basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share rural basic handwashing in Guyana peaked at 85.41 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.32, in 2008.
That places Guyana 32nd 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.
Share rural basic handwashing in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 76.32 | — |
| 2009 | 76.32 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.32 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.32 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76.32 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 77.23 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 78.14 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 79.05 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 79.96 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 80.87 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 81.78 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 82.69 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 83.6 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.51 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.41 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 85.41 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.41 | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 85.41 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.41, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 85.41 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.93, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.32 | 76.32 | 76.32 | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.87 | 76.32 | 82.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.87 | 83.6 | 85.41 | 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 share rural basic handwashing in Guyana?
- Share rural basic handwashing in Guyana was 85.41 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 85.41 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.32 in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for share rural basic handwashing?
- Guyana ranks 32nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share rural basic handwashing rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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