Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Guyana
Guyana: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 34.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Guyana is 34.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Guyana peaked at 43.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2022.
That places Guyana 89th out of 124 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 39.4% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 35.4% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 34.1% | 35.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 86 Nigeria 36.8% compare
- 87 Sao Tome and Principe 35.5% compare
- 88 Lesotho 34.7% compare
- 90 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.3% compare
- 91 Nauru 33.2% compare
- 92 Cote d'Ivoire 32.2% compare
More population data for Guyana
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 4.52 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 45,520 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.4 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.4 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 27 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.4 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.32 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Guyana?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Guyana was 34.1% 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Guyana ranks 89th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. 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.