6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value in French Guiana
French Guiana: 6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value was 0.02 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value in French Guiana, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 0.02 % for 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in French Guiana peaked at 0.02 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.01 %, in 2012.
French Guiana ranks 168th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.01 % | — |
| 2013 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 % | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0125 % | 0.01 % | 0.02 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More environment data for French Guiana
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.71 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.44 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 935 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.64 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 400 t (2001)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 823 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in French Guiana?
- 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in French Guiana was 0.02 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 % in 2012.
- How does French Guiana rank for 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value?
- French Guiana ranks 168th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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