People using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana
French Guiana: People using improved sanitation facilities was 290,416 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities 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
In 2024, people using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana stood at 290,416 people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana peaked at 290,416 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 154,083 people, in 2001.
French Guiana ranks 180th of 232 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 | 184,583 people | 154,083 people | 212,313 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 242,789 people | 216,219 people | 267,093 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 280,418 people | 270,789 people | 290,416 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 177 Solomon Islands 332,396 people compare
- 179 New Caledonia 292,639 people compare
- 181 Barbados 282,467 people compare
- 182 French Polynesia 274,790 people compare
- 183 Vanuatu 238,128 people compare
More population data for French Guiana
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 47,997 people (2100)
- Population density 9.36 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Refugees by country of asylum 11 people (1994)
- Natural population growth rate 2.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 2.0% (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age 2.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in French Guiana was 290,416 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 improved sanitation facilities recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 290,416 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,083 people in 2001.
- How does French Guiana rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- French Guiana ranks 180th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.