France vs Guyana: Forest land — Area

France
17,795 1000 ha
in 2025
Guyana
18,377 1000 ha
in 2025
France rank
40th
Guyana rank
38th

Forest land — Area over time

  • France
  • Guyana
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 18,377 1000 ha against 17,795 1000 ha in France, a difference of 582 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

France ranks 40th and Guyana ranks 38th of 231 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 14,819 1000 ha 18,585 1000 ha 3,766 1000 ha Guyana
2000s 15,797 1000 ha 18,544 1000 ha 2,747 1000 ha Guyana
2010s 16,813 1000 ha 18,470 1000 ha 1,656 1000 ha Guyana
2020s 17,572 1000 ha 18,396 1000 ha 824.75 1000 ha Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, France or Guyana?
Guyana, at 18,377 1000 ha against 17,795 1000 ha in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between France and Guyana?
582 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
France ranks 40th and Guyana ranks 38th 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.