French Guiana vs Ghana: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

French Guiana
7,981 1000 ha
in 2025
Ghana
6,756 1000 ha
in 2025
French Guiana rank
57th
Ghana rank
60th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

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

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 7,981 1000 ha against 6,756 1000 ha in Ghana, a difference of 1,225 1000 ha.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

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

French Guiana ranks 57th and Ghana ranks 60th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade French Guiana Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 8,104 1000 ha 5,910 1000 ha 2,194 1000 ha French Guiana
2000s 8,059 1000 ha 6,218 1000 ha 1,841 1000 ha French Guiana
2010s 8,021 1000 ha 6,483 1000 ha 1,537 1000 ha French Guiana
2020s 7,992 1000 ha 6,680 1000 ha 1,312 1000 ha French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, French Guiana or Ghana?
French Guiana, at 7,981 1000 ha against 6,756 1000 ha in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between French Guiana and Ghana?
1,225 1000 ha, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Ghana?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do French Guiana and Ghana rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
French Guiana ranks 57th and Ghana ranks 60th 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.