French Guiana vs Guyana: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
French Guiana
-0.1%
in 2025
Guyana
-0.0%
in 2025
French Guiana rank
158th
Guyana rank
157th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- French Guiana
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports -0.0% against -0.1% in French Guiana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guyana ahead.
French Guiana ranks 158th and Guyana ranks 157th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | French Guiana |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, French Guiana or Guyana?
- Guyana, at -0.0% against -0.1% in French Guiana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between French Guiana and Guyana?
- 0.1%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do French Guiana and Guyana rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- French Guiana ranks 158th and Guyana ranks 157th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.