People using at least basic sanitation facilities in French Guiana
French Guiana: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 290,416 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in French Guiana, 2001–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in French Guiana is 290,416 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in French Guiana peaked at 290,416 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 154,083 people, in 2001.
French Guiana ranks 179th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 154,083 people | — |
| 2002 | 161,561 people | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 169,224 people | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 177,049 people | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 185,093 people | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 193,203 people | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 200,984 people | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 207,734 people | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 212,313 people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 216,219 people | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 221,146 people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 227,288 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 234,575 people | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 241,737 people | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 247,530 people | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 252,494 people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 257,449 people | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 262,363 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 267,093 people | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 270,789 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 274,939 people | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 280,351 people | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 285,596 people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 290,416 people | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 184,583 people | 154,083 people | 212,313 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 242,789 people | 216,219 people | 267,093 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 280,418 people | 270,789 people | 290,416 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 176 Martinique 341,429 people compare
- 177 Mayotte 326,505 people compare
- 178 New Caledonia 292,639 people compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 283,845 people compare
- 181 Barbados 277,079 people compare
- 182 French Polynesia 274,790 people compare
More reference data data for French Guiana
- Milk production 293 tonnes (2006)
- Milk production, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2006)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 595.3 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Land area in hectares 8.28 million hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 16,435 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 0.31 percent (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 25,569 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.33 years (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in French Guiana?
- People using at least basic sanitation facilities in French Guiana was 290,416 people 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 people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 290,416 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,083 people in 2001.
- How does French Guiana rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
- French Guiana ranks 179th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana 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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.