Caribbean vs French Guiana: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Caribbean
7,450 1000 ha
in 2025
French Guiana
7,981 1000 ha
in 2025
Caribbean rank
59th
French Guiana rank
57th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

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

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 7,981 1000 ha against 7,450 1000 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 531 1000 ha.

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

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

Caribbean ranks 59th and French Guiana ranks 57th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean French Guiana Difference Ahead
1990s 6,511 1000 ha 8,104 1000 ha 1,592 1000 ha French Guiana
2000s 6,987 1000 ha 8,059 1000 ha 1,073 1000 ha French Guiana
2010s 7,333 1000 ha 8,021 1000 ha 687.36 1000 ha French Guiana
2020s 7,441 1000 ha 7,992 1000 ha 550.4 1000 ha French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Caribbean or French Guiana?
French Guiana, at 7,981 1000 ha against 7,450 1000 ha in Caribbean as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Caribbean and French Guiana?
531 1000 ha, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and French Guiana?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Caribbean and French Guiana rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Caribbean ranks 59th and French Guiana ranks 57th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.