Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana
French Guiana: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana is 5.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana peaked at 8.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2023.
That places French Guiana 84th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 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)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.33 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 25,569 hectares (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: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people 10.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana was 5.9% 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 share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2023.
- How does French Guiana rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- French Guiana ranks 84th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of population 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.