Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guyana
Guyana: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 43.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guyana is 43.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guyana peaked at 56.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2024.
That places Guyana 99th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.6% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 43.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 47% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 43.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 51.4% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 45.4% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.4% | 44.8% | 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 of population using safely managed sanitation in Guyana?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Guyana was 43.4% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Guyana ranks 99th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.