French Guiana vs Niger: Annual change in forest area

French Guiana

-4,180 hectares

in 2025

Niger

-4,920 hectares

in 2025

French Guiana rank

179th

Niger rank

182nd

Annual change in forest area over time

French Guiana currently reports -4,180 hectares against -4,920 hectares in Niger, a difference of 740.02 hectares.

Across all 35 years both countries report, French Guiana has been ahead every year.

French Guiana ranks 179th and Niger ranks 182nd of 235 countries.

Indicator: Annual change in forest area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.