French Guiana vs Philippines: Forest land — Area

French Guiana
7,982 1000 ha
in 2025
Philippines
7,439 1000 ha
in 2025
French Guiana rank
63rd
Philippines rank
65th

Forest land — Area over time

  • French Guiana
  • Philippines
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020072025

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 7,982 1000 ha against 7,439 1000 ha in Philippines, a difference of 543 1000 ha.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

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

French Guiana ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 65th of 231 countries.

French Guiana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Guiana Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 8,104 1000 ha 7,568 1000 ha 536.98 1000 ha French Guiana
2000s 8,060 1000 ha 7,098 1000 ha 962.15 1000 ha French Guiana
2010s 8,022 1000 ha 7,004 1000 ha 1,017 1000 ha French Guiana
2020s 7,992 1000 ha 7,333 1000 ha 659.89 1000 ha French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, French Guiana or Philippines?
French Guiana, at 7,982 1000 ha against 7,439 1000 ha in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between French Guiana and Philippines?
543 1000 ha, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Philippines?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do French Guiana and Philippines rank globally for forest land — area?
French Guiana ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 65th 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.