Caribbean vs French Guiana: Forest area
Caribbean
8,535 ha th
in 2025
French Guiana
7,982 ha th
in 2025
Caribbean rank
65th
French Guiana rank
67th
Forest area over time
- Caribbean
- French Guiana
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 8,535 ha th against 7,982 ha th in French Guiana, a difference of 553 ha th.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was French Guiana ahead.
Caribbean ranks 65th and French Guiana ranks 67th of 255 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and French Guiana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,739 ha th | 8,125 ha th | 1,386 ha th | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 7,297 ha th | 8,079 ha th | 782.75 ha th | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 8,087 ha th | 8,028 ha th | 58.31 ha th | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 8,468 ha th | 7,992 ha th | 476.09 ha th | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Caribbean or French Guiana?
- Caribbean, at 8,535 ha th against 7,982 ha th in French Guiana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Caribbean and French Guiana?
- 553 ha th, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and French Guiana?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and French Guiana rank globally for forest area?
- Caribbean ranks 65th and French Guiana ranks 67th of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.