Outdoor air pollution exposure in French Guiana
French Guiana: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 12.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Outdoor air pollution exposure in French Guiana, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, outdoor air pollution exposure in French Guiana stood at 12.9.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in French Guiana peaked at 14.2 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.8, in 1999.
French Guiana ranks 137th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.9 | — |
| 1999 | 9.8 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 11.4 | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 11.3 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 11 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.7 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 10.5 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.6 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.1 | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 11 | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 10.9 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 14.2 | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 12 | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 11.5 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 12.6 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 12.4 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 12.3 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 11.9 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 12.8 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 11.6 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 11.1 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 12.9 | +16.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outdoor air pollution exposure in French Guiana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +35.2% | 10.5 | 14.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.85 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.11 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.13 | 10.5 | 14.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.06 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More environment data for French Guiana
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 8.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outdoor air pollution exposure in French Guiana?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in French Guiana was 12.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2 in 2012.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 in 1999.
- How does French Guiana rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- French Guiana ranks 137th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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