Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in French Guiana
French Guiana: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in French Guiana, 2012–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in French Guiana is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in French Guiana peaked at 0.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places French Guiana 196th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More environment data for French Guiana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in French Guiana?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in French Guiana was 0.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does French Guiana rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- French Guiana ranks 196th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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