French Guiana vs Russia: Agriculture-driven deforestation

French Guiana

2,155 hectares

in 2024

Russia

2,050 hectares

in 2024

French Guiana rank

62nd

Russia rank

63rd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

French Guiana currently reports 2,155 hectares against 2,050 hectares in Russia, a difference of 104.4 hectares.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Russia ahead.

French Guiana ranks 62nd and Russia ranks 63rd 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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