Belarus vs French Guiana: Forest area
Belarus
8.98 million hectares
in 2025
French Guiana
7.98 million hectares
in 2025
Belarus rank
57th
French Guiana rank
60th
Forest area over time
- Belarus
- French Guiana
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 8.98 million hectares against 7.98 million hectares in French Guiana, a difference of 993,450 hectares.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was French Guiana ahead.
Belarus ranks 57th and French Guiana ranks 60th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and French Guiana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.00 million hectares | 8.10 million hectares | 102,648 hectares | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 8.43 million hectares | 8.06 million hectares | 373,533 hectares | Belarus |
| 2010s | 8.67 million hectares | 8.02 million hectares | 652,840 hectares | Belarus |
| 2020s | 8.91 million hectares | 7.99 million hectares | 916,825 hectares | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Belarus or French Guiana?
- Belarus, at 8.98 million hectares against 7.98 million hectares in French Guiana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Belarus and French Guiana?
- 993,450 hectares, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and French Guiana?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and French Guiana rank globally for forest area?
- Belarus ranks 57th and French Guiana ranks 60th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.