France vs Guyana: Forest area
France
17.80 million hectares
in 2025
Guyana
18.38 million hectares
in 2025
France rank
38th
Guyana rank
36th
Forest area over time
- France
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 18.38 million hectares against 17.80 million hectares in France, a difference of 582,200 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
France ranks 38th and Guyana ranks 36th of 235 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.82 million hectares | 18.59 million hectares | 3.77 million hectares | Guyana |
| 2000s | 15.80 million hectares | 18.54 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | Guyana |
| 2010s | 16.81 million hectares | 18.47 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | Guyana |
| 2020s | 17.57 million hectares | 18.40 million hectares | 824,750 hectares | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, France or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 18.38 million hectares against 17.80 million hectares in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between France and Guyana?
- 582,200 hectares, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Guyana?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do France and Guyana rank globally for forest area?
- France ranks 38th and Guyana ranks 36th 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.