Share of people practicing open defecation in Guyana
Guyana: Share of people practicing open defecation was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of people practicing open defecation 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
Guyana recorded 0.0% for share of people practicing open defecation 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, share of people practicing open defecation in Guyana peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 127th 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.
Share of people practicing open defecation in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -95.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people practicing open defecation 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% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 124 Montenegro 0.0% compare
- 125 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 128 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
- 129 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 130 Iraq 0.0% compare
More population data for Guyana
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4087 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2155 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4087 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 45,520 people (2100)
- Population density 4.52 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8214 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4789 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people practicing open defecation in Guyana?
- Share of people practicing open defecation in Guyana was 0.0% 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 people practicing open defecation recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of people practicing open defecation recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for share of people practicing open defecation?
- Guyana ranks 127th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people practicing open defecation 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people practicing open defecation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people who practice open defecation. This includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.