Caribbean vs French Guiana: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Caribbean
- French Guiana
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 8,398 1000 ha against 7,982 1000 ha in French Guiana, a difference of 416 1000 ha.
That makes Caribbean'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.
Caribbean ranks 61st and French Guiana ranks 63rd of 231 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 | 6,989 1000 ha | 8,104 1000 ha | 1,116 1000 ha | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 7,575 1000 ha | 8,060 1000 ha | 485.49 1000 ha | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 8,174 1000 ha | 8,022 1000 ha | 152.66 1000 ha | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 8,376 1000 ha | 7,992 1000 ha | 383.41 1000 ha | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Caribbean or French Guiana?
- Caribbean, at 8,398 1000 ha against 7,982 1000 ha in French Guiana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Caribbean and French Guiana?
- 416 1000 ha, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and French Guiana?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and French Guiana rank globally for forest land — area?
- Caribbean ranks 61st and French Guiana ranks 63rd of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.