People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in French Guiana
French Guiana: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 73,329 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities in French Guiana is 73,329 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in French Guiana peaked at 73,329 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51,308 people, in 2001.
That places French Guiana 130th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51,308 people | — |
| 2002 | 53,798 people | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 56,350 people | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 58,955 people | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 61,634 people | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 63,446 people | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 65,081 people | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 66,318 people | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 66,813 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 67,062 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 67,590 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68,442 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 69,583 people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 70,625 people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 71,213 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 71,517 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71,779 people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 71,990 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72,110 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 71,919 people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 71,817 people | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 72,008 people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 72,112 people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 73,329 people | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,411 people | 51,308 people | 66,813 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 70,191 people | 67,062 people | 72,110 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,237 people | 71,817 people | 73,329 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More reference data data for French Guiana
- Milk production, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2006)
- Milk production 293 tonnes (2006)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 0.9565 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 0.31 percent (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 16,435 hectares (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 595.3 Millimetres per year (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 17.29 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in French Guiana?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in French Guiana was 73,329 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 safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 73,329 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,308 people in 2001.
- How does French Guiana rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- French Guiana ranks 130th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.