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French Guiana

Location

  • Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
  • SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: --- km(---)
  • Land use by sector: 0% agriculture, 0% forest and 100% other ()

People

  • Total population: 0 people ()
  • Population density: --- people per km2 ()  
  • Urbanisation: 0% lives in urban areas and 0% lives in rural areas ()  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 0 USD per year ()
  • GDP per capita: nan USD per year ()
  • Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 0% from services and 0% from industry ()
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SDG 6 snapshot in French Guiana

  • Drinking water

    91 % of the population in French Guiana uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    75 % of the population in French Guiana uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in French Guiana has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    72 % of domestic wastewater in French Guiana is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in French Guiana has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in French Guiana (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    --- % of the renewable water resources in French Guiana is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    --- % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in French Guiana (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    21 % of the water basins in French Guiana is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by French Guiana in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in French Guiana (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in French Guiana, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in French Guiana, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in French Guiana, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in French Guiana, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in French Guiana, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in French Guiana (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in French Guiana, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in French Guiana (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in French Guiana, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: (mm/year) ()

Renewable water resources: m3 per capita ()

Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in French Guiana, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in French Guiana, by sector

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in French Guiana, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in French Guiana, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in French Guiana, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in French Guiana, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in French Guiana

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in French Guiana, progress over time, by sub-sector