Annual change in forest area in French Guiana
French Guiana: Annual change in forest area was -4,180 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area in French Guiana, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in French Guiana is -4,180 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in French Guiana peaked at -3,300 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, -4,556 hectares, in 1991.
French Guiana ranks 179th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4,556 hectares | -4,556 hectares | -4,556 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -4,320 hectares | -4,556 hectares | -4,294 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -3,451 hectares | -4,294 hectares | -3,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -4,055 hectares | -4,180 hectares | -3,430 hectares | 6 |
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- 176 Papua New Guinea -3,750 hectares compare
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- 181 Chile -4,884 hectares compare
- 182 Niger -4,920 hectares compare
More environment data for French Guiana
- Forest area 7.98 million hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.2% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -4,180 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 8,094 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 5.92 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 29,697 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 29,697 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in French Guiana?
- Annual change in forest area in French Guiana was -4,180 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was -3,300 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,556 hectares in 1991.
- How does French Guiana rank for annual change in forest area?
- French Guiana ranks 179th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.