French Guiana vs South Korea: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
French Guiana
-0.1%
in 2025
South Korea
-0.1%
in 2025
French Guiana rank
157th
South Korea rank
159th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time
- French Guiana
- South Korea
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, French Guiana has been ahead every year.
French Guiana ranks 157th and South Korea ranks 159th of 227 countries.
French Guiana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | French Guiana |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | French Guiana |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | French Guiana |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita, French Guiana or South Korea?
- French Guiana, at -0.1% against -0.1% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita between French Guiana and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and South Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do French Guiana and South Korea rank globally for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- French Guiana ranks 157th and South Korea ranks 159th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.