Sanitation facilities usage in French Guiana
French Guiana: Sanitation facilities usage was 76.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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
French Guiana recorded 76.2% for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in French Guiana peaked at 76.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2001.
That places French Guiana 59th out of 150 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 69.6% | — |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 69.6% | 71.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 71.4% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.1% | 76.2% | 5 |
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More population data for French Guiana
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5908 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5908 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6765 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0063 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 9.36 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 47,997 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in French Guiana?
- Sanitation facilities usage in French Guiana was 76.2% 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2001.
- How does French Guiana rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- French Guiana ranks 59th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.