Tap water safety in Guyana ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พ

๐Ÿ‘Ž In general, the water in Guyana is not safe to drink.

Lonely Planet

Local tap water is suspect, especially in Georgetown. Drink bottled water only.

Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)

According to the CDC tap water is generally not safe for consumption.

Numbeo

According to the Numbeo water drinkability and accessibility index, tap water has a score of 53.41 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "Moderate"

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 1643$ per year in Guyana by drinking tap water instead of buying bottled water.

๐Ÿณ Drinking tap water would also help with reducing your plastic footprint and improve environmental pollution.

Explore places in Guyana

Like in most countries, water quality and accessibility differs from location to location, therefore it's the best to check the information available on that place.