Guyana - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Guyana was 83.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.69 in 2020, while its lowest value was 76.54 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 76.54
2001 77.20
2002 77.85
2003 78.51
2004 78.93
2005 79.35
2006 79.76
2007 80.17
2008 80.58
2009 80.98
2010 81.38
2011 81.77
2012 82.16
2013 82.55
2014 82.93
2015 83.31
2016 83.69
2017 83.69
2018 83.69
2019 83.69
2020 83.69

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Guyana was 91.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.51 in 2020, while its lowest value was 84.45 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 84.45
2001 84.66
2002 84.87
2003 85.08
2004 85.57
2005 86.06
2006 86.55
2007 87.04
2008 87.53
2009 88.02
2010 88.52
2011 89.01
2012 89.51
2013 90.01
2014 90.51
2015 91.01
2016 91.51
2017 91.51
2018 91.51
2019 91.51
2020 91.51

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Guyana was 85.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 85.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 78.81 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 78.81
2001 79.33
2002 79.85
2003 80.37
2004 80.79
2005 81.21
2006 81.63
2007 82.05
2008 82.46
2009 82.87
2010 83.28
2011 83.68
2012 84.10
2013 84.52
2014 84.93
2015 85.35
2016 85.76
2017 85.76
2018 85.77
2019 85.77
2020 85.78

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention