People not using improved drinking water sources in French Guiana
French Guiana: People not using improved drinking water sources was 15,919 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved drinking water sources 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
French Guiana recorded 15,919 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in French Guiana peaked at 16,385 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12,456 people, in 2001.
That places French Guiana 117th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 14,581 people | 12,456 people | 15,907 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 16,182 people | 15,883 people | 16,385 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,834 people | 15,655 people | 15,990 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More environment data for French Guiana
- Forest area 7.98 million hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.2% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area -4,180 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -4,180 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 8,094 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 5.92 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 29,697 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in French Guiana?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in French Guiana was 15,919 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 drinking water sources recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 16,385 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,456 people in 2001.
- How does French Guiana rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- French Guiana ranks 117th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.