French Guiana vs Gabon: Forest land — Share in Land area

French Guiana
96.37 %
in 2024
Gabon
91.44 %
in 2024
French Guiana rank
1st
Gabon rank
3rd

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • French Guiana
  • Gabon
020406080100199020072024

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 96.37 % against 91.44 % in Gabon, a difference of 4.93 %.

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

Across all 35 years both countries report, French Guiana has been ahead every year.

French Guiana ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade French Guiana Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s 97.84 % 92.14 % 5.7 % French Guiana
2000s 97.42 % 91.95 % 5.47 % French Guiana
2010s 96.88 % 91.72 % 5.16 % French Guiana
2020s 96.53 % 91.49 % 5.03 % French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, French Guiana or Gabon?
French Guiana, at 96.37 % against 91.44 % in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between French Guiana and Gabon?
4.93 %, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Gabon?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do French Guiana and Gabon rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
French Guiana ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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.