French Guiana vs Guadeloupe: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- French Guiana
- Guadeloupe
How they compare
Guadeloupe currently reports 18.65 1000 ha against 11.32 1000 ha in French Guiana, a difference of 7.33 1000 ha.
That makes Guadeloupe's figure about 1.6 times French Guiana's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Guadeloupe has been ahead every year.
French Guiana ranks 181st and Guadeloupe ranks 179th of 231 countries.
Guadeloupe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Guadeloupe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 33.56 1000 ha | Guadeloupe |
| 1970s | 2.1 1000 ha | 33.7 1000 ha | 31.6 1000 ha | Guadeloupe |
| 1980s | 4.7 1000 ha | 24 1000 ha | 19.3 1000 ha | Guadeloupe |
| 1990s | 10 1000 ha | 20.6 1000 ha | 10.6 1000 ha | Guadeloupe |
| 2000s | 11.93 1000 ha | 20.08 1000 ha | 8.15 1000 ha | Guadeloupe |
| 2010s | 9.38 1000 ha | 18.72 1000 ha | 9.34 1000 ha | Guadeloupe |
| 2020s | 10.48 1000 ha | 19.25 1000 ha | 8.77 1000 ha | Guadeloupe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, French Guiana or Guadeloupe?
- Guadeloupe, at 18.65 1000 ha against 11.32 1000 ha in French Guiana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between French Guiana and Guadeloupe?
- 7.33 1000 ha, with Guadeloupe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Guadeloupe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do French Guiana and Guadeloupe rank globally for arable land — area?
- French Guiana ranks 181st and Guadeloupe ranks 179th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.