Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guyana
Guyana: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 83.45 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.45
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
46th
of 113 countries
All-time high
83.47
in 2022
All-time low
78.18
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guyana, 2015–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guyana stood at 83.45.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guyana peaked at 83.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.18, in 2015.
That places Guyana 46th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.18 | — |
| 2016 | 78.94 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.7 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.46 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 81.22 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.97 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 82.72 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 83.47 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.46 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.45 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.7 | 78.18 | 81.22 | 5 |
| 2020s | 83.02 | 81.97 | 83.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 43 Pakistan 84.77 compare
- 44 Syrian Arab Republic 84.5 compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 84.12 compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 81.65 compare
- 48 Tonga 80.94 compare
- 49 Paraguay 80.15 compare
More population data for Guyana
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 878.75 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4789 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8214 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4789 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.7048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guyana?
- Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Guyana was 83.45 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 83.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.18 in 2015.
- How does Guyana rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
- Guyana ranks 46th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 with access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).