People not using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana
French Guiana: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 18,106 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved 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
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana stood at 18,106 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana peaked at 18,833 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14,447 people, in 2001.
French Guiana ranks 125th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,896 people | 14,447 people | 18,391 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 18,606 people | 18,346 people | 18,833 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,042 people | 17,806 people | 18,266 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More reference data data for French Guiana
- Milk production 293 tonnes (2006)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (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)
- Land area in hectares 8.28 million hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.33 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 25,569 hectares (2023)
- Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people 10.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana was 18,106 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 18,833 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,447 people in 2001.
- How does French Guiana rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- French Guiana ranks 125th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.