Guyana - Access to basic drinking water services

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Guyana was 93.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.93 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.88 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 85.88
2001 86.38
2002 86.88
2003 87.38
2004 87.89
2005 88.39
2006 88.89
2007 89.39
2008 89.89
2009 90.40
2010 90.90
2011 91.40
2012 91.91
2013 92.41
2014 92.92
2015 93.42
2016 93.93
2017 93.93
2018 93.93
2019 93.93
2020 93.93

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Guyana was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 92.93 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 92.93
2001 93.38
2002 93.82
2003 94.27
2004 94.72
2005 95.17
2006 95.62
2007 96.07
2008 96.52
2009 96.98
2010 97.43
2011 97.88
2012 98.34
2013 98.79
2014 99.81
2015 100.00
2016 100.00
2017 100.00
2018 100.00
2019 100.00
2020 100.00

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Guyana was 95.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.55 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.91 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

See also:

Year Value
2000 87.91
2001 88.38
2002 88.86
2003 89.33
2004 89.80
2005 90.27
2006 90.75
2007 91.22
2008 91.69
2009 92.16
2010 92.64
2011 93.11
2012 93.61
2013 94.10
2014 94.74
2015 95.16
2016 95.54
2017 95.54
2018 95.54
2019 95.55
2020 95.55

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention