Bangladesh vs French Guiana: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Bangladesh

2,593 hectares

in 2024

French Guiana

2,155 hectares

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

60th

French Guiana rank

62nd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Bangladesh currently reports 2,593 hectares against 2,155 hectares in French Guiana, a difference of 438.09 hectares.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times French Guiana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 60th and French Guiana ranks 62nd of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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