Guyana
Capital: Georgetown · High income · Pop. 831,087
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Guyana, 67.17% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 272,846 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 43.44% use safely managed sanitation services and 91.31% have at least a basic service (2024).
Guyana has about 293,317 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 1% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 94% of Guyana's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Guyana have safe drinking water?
67.17% of Guyana's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 272,846 people do not.
Does Guyana have enough freshwater?
Guyana has roughly 293,317 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 1% of it annually (low stress).