Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guyana
Guyana: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 99.65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.65
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
79th
of 232 countries
All-time high
99.65
in 2022
All-time low
86.02
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 99.65 for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guyana peaked at 99.65 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.02, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 79th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.76 | 86.02 | 91.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.96 | 92.12 | 97.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3 | 98.45 | 99.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 76 Guadeloupe 99.73 compare
- 77 Palestine 99.72 compare
- 78 Estonia 99.72 compare
- 80 United States 99.62 compare
- 81 Turkey 99.61 compare
- 82 Antigua and Barbuda 99.61 compare
More population data for Guyana
- Population growth rate -0.413 (2100)
- Population density 4.52 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 45,520 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.413 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.4 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.4 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 27 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.4 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 2.41 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2.32 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guyana?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Guyana was 99.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.65 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.02 in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Guyana ranks 79th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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