El Salvador vs French Guiana: Land use hidden — Other areas

El Salvador
3,059 Square kilometres
in 2023
French Guiana
2,464 Square kilometres
in 2023
El Salvador rank
130th
French Guiana rank
133rd

Land use hidden — Other areas over time

  • El Salvador
  • French Guiana
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3,059 Square kilometres against 2,464 Square kilometres in French Guiana, a difference of 595 Square kilometres.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times French Guiana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Guiana ahead.

El Salvador ranks 130th and French Guiana ranks 133rd of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and French Guiana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador French Guiana Difference Ahead
1960s 8,551 Square kilometres 82,976 Square kilometres 74,424 Square kilometres French Guiana
1970s 8,450 Square kilometres 82,954 Square kilometres 74,504 Square kilometres French Guiana
1980s 8,171 Square kilometres 82,902 Square kilometres 74,731 Square kilometres French Guiana
1990s 944.2 Square kilometres 1,562 Square kilometres 617.82 Square kilometres French Guiana
2000s 1,672 Square kilometres 1,904 Square kilometres 231.63 Square kilometres French Guiana
2010s 2,489 Square kilometres 2,286 Square kilometres 203.26 Square kilometres El Salvador
2020s 2,992 Square kilometres 2,450 Square kilometres 541.36 Square kilometres El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — other areas, El Salvador or French Guiana?
El Salvador, at 3,059 Square kilometres against 2,464 Square kilometres in French Guiana as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — other areas between El Salvador and French Guiana?
595 Square kilometres, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and French Guiana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and French Guiana rank globally for land use hidden — other areas?
El Salvador ranks 130th and French Guiana ranks 133rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Other areas
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,416 data points, 1961–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata