French Guiana vs Guinea-Bissau: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
French Guiana
-4,180 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
-4,238 hectares
in 2025
French Guiana rank
179th
Guinea-Bissau rank
180th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- French Guiana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports -4,180 hectares against -4,238 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 58 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, French Guiana has been ahead every year.
French Guiana ranks 179th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th of 235 countries.
French Guiana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4,556 hectares | -5,027 hectares | 470.97 hectares | French Guiana |
| 2000s | -4,320 hectares | -4,459 hectares | 138.92 hectares | French Guiana |
| 2010s | -3,451 hectares | -4,254 hectares | 802.4 hectares | French Guiana |
| 2020s | -4,055 hectares | -4,238 hectares | 183.01 hectares | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, French Guiana or Guinea-Bissau?
- French Guiana, at -4,180 hectares against -4,238 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between French Guiana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 58 hectares, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do French Guiana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- French Guiana ranks 179th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.