People using at least a basic drinking water source in French Guiana
French Guiana: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 292,603 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 292,603 people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in French Guiana peaked at 292,603 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 156,074 people, in 2001.
French Guiana ranks 179th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 186,898 people | 156,074 people | 214,797 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 245,213 people | 218,682 people | 269,417 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 282,626 people | 273,065 people | 292,603 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 180 New Caledonia 291,289 people compare
- 181 Vanuatu 285,560 people compare
- 182 French Polynesia 281,807 people compare
More environment data for French Guiana
- Share of global forest area 0.2% (2025)
- Forest area 7.98 million hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area -4,180 hectares (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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 29,697 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in French Guiana?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in French Guiana was 292,603 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 292,603 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,074 people in 2001.
- How does French Guiana rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- French Guiana ranks 179th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.