French Guiana

Country profile

Air pollution (PM2.5)
12.9
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
137th of 241 countries

Energy

Energy use per person

0.00 kWh/person/year · 2023
-100% since 1993211th highest of 216 · 2023
010k20k30k19801990200020102020high 1995low 2012

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

6.12 % of electricity · 2023
+6.1 pp since 200064th highest of 210 · 2023
024620002005201020152020high 2020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

34.7 % of electricity · 2023
+24 pp since 200072nd highest of 210 · 2023
0204020002005201020152020high 2009

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

4,475 ha/year · 2024
+57% since 200197th highest of 197 · 2024
05k2005201020152020high 2012low 2003

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

95.6 % of land · 2025
-1.4 pp since 19951st highest of 212 · 2025
0501001990200020102020World

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.94 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-4.1% since 199449th highest of 244 · 2024
00.51200020102020low 2021

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

64.5 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
+40% since 199359th highest of 198 · 2023
05019801990200020102020high 1986low 1979

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

86.6 % living in cities · 2025
+7.0 pp since 199553rd highest of 236 · 2025
0501960198020002020Worldhigh 2010

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Safely managed drinking water

92.2 % of population · 2024
+3.4 pp since 200166th highest of 159 · 2024
0502005201020152020Worldhigh 2023

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

76.2 % of population · 2024
+6.7 pp since 200159th highest of 145 · 2024
0502005201020152020Worldhigh 2023

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

12.9 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+30% since 1998137th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2012low 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.