French Guiana vs North Korea: Land use over the long-term

French Guiana
29,697 hectares
in 2025
North Korea
50,000 hectares
in 2025
French Guiana rank
155th
North Korea rank
152nd

Land use over the long-term over time

  • French Guiana
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 50,000 hectares against 29,697 hectares in French Guiana, a difference of 20,303 hectares.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.7 times French Guiana's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

French Guiana ranks 155th and North Korea ranks 152nd of 202 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Guiana North Korea Difference Ahead
1000s 0 hectares 38,835 hectares 38,835 hectares North Korea
1100s 0 hectares 44,926 hectares 44,926 hectares North Korea
1200s 0 hectares 57,487 hectares 57,487 hectares North Korea
1300s 0 hectares 41,137 hectares 41,137 hectares North Korea
1400s 0 hectares 45,440 hectares 45,440 hectares North Korea
1500s 0 hectares 48,642 hectares 48,642 hectares North Korea
1600s 114.01 hectares 56,043 hectares 55,929 hectares North Korea
1700s 164.57 hectares 62,875 hectares 62,710 hectares North Korea
1710s 187.32 hectares 68,169 hectares 67,982 hectares North Korea
1720s 213.09 hectares 70,791 hectares 70,578 hectares North Korea
1730s 242.28 hectares 73,472 hectares 73,229 hectares North Korea
1740s 275.33 hectares 76,206 hectares 75,931 hectares North Korea
1750s 312.73 hectares 78,988 hectares 78,675 hectares North Korea
1760s 355.04 hectares 81,811 hectares 81,456 hectares North Korea
1770s 402.89 hectares 84,664 hectares 84,261 hectares North Korea
1780s 456.99 hectares 87,537 hectares 87,080 hectares North Korea
1790s 518.14 hectares 90,415 hectares 89,897 hectares North Korea
1800s 587.24 hectares 93,281 hectares 92,694 hectares North Korea
1810s 672.67 hectares 96,114 hectares 95,441 hectares North Korea
1820s 769.84 hectares 98,888 hectares 98,118 hectares North Korea
1830s 880.29 hectares 98,190 hectares 97,310 hectares North Korea
1840s 1,006 hectares 96,106 hectares 95,100 hectares North Korea
1850s 1,148 hectares 93,852 hectares 92,703 hectares North Korea
1860s 1,195 hectares 91,401 hectares 90,206 hectares North Korea
1870s 1,239 hectares 88,723 hectares 87,484 hectares North Korea
1880s 1,277 hectares 85,730 hectares 84,453 hectares North Korea
1890s 1,308 hectares 82,875 hectares 81,567 hectares North Korea
1900s 1,331 hectares 79,582 hectares 78,251 hectares North Korea
1910s 1,342 hectares 75,728 hectares 74,386 hectares North Korea
1920s 1,340 hectares 92,052 hectares 90,713 hectares North Korea
1930s 1,584 hectares 100,634 hectares 99,050 hectares North Korea
1940s 1,865 hectares 106,060 hectares 104,195 hectares North Korea
1950s 2,490 hectares 82,123 hectares 79,632 hectares North Korea
1960s 3,000 hectares 50,000 hectares 47,000 hectares North Korea
1970s 5,000 hectares 50,000 hectares 45,000 hectares North Korea
1980s 6,900 hectares 50,000 hectares 43,100 hectares North Korea
1990s 10,200 hectares 50,000 hectares 39,800 hectares North Korea
2000s 7,480 hectares 50,000 hectares 42,520 hectares North Korea
2010s 11,900 hectares 50,000 hectares 38,100 hectares North Korea
2020s 24,214 hectares 50,000 hectares 25,786 hectares North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, French Guiana or North Korea?
North Korea, at 50,000 hectares against 29,697 hectares in French Guiana as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between French Guiana and North Korea?
20,303 hectares, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and North Korea?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do French Guiana and North Korea rank globally for land use over the long-term?
French Guiana ranks 155th and North Korea ranks 152nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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