Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in French Guiana
French Guiana: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 5.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in French Guiana stood at 5.2%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in French Guiana peaked at 7.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2023.
That places French Guiana 62nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in French Guiana?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in French Guiana was 5.2% 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2023.
- How does French Guiana rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- French Guiana ranks 62nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.