Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in French Guiana
French Guiana: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 28.65 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in French Guiana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in French Guiana is 28.65 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in French Guiana peaked at 57.14 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 20.46 %, in 2019.
That places French Guiana 146th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50 % | — |
| 1962 | 57.14 % | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 50 % | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 40 % | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 40 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 40 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 40 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 40 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 25 % | -37.5% |
| 1971 | 28.57 % | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 28.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 28.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 28.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 25 % | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 22.22 % | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 22.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 33.33 % | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 37.5 % | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 33.33 % | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 36.36 % | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 36.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 33.33 % | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.46 % | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 38.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 33.33 % | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 42.86 % | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 47.62 % | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 47.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 47.83 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 47.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 41.67 % | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 41.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 41.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 41.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 34.78 % | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 52.17 % | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 52.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53.81 % | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 49.79 % | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 47.9 % | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 47.72 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.95 % | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 42.04 % | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 37.96 % | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 35.84 % | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 33.71 % | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 31.64 % | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 28.27 % | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 26.23 % | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 21.95 % | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 20.46 % | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 28.47 % | +39.1% |
| 2021 | 27.06 % | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 26.99 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 25.11 % | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 28.65 % | +14.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in French Guiana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +50.0% | 22.22 % | 33.33 % |
| 2000 | +50.0% | 34.78 % | 52.17 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.13 % | 40 % | 57.14 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.54 % | 22.22 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.33 % | 33.33 % | 42.86 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 44 % | 34.78 % | 47.83 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.22 % | 47.72 % | 53.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.41 % | 20.46 % | 45.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.26 % | 25.11 % | 28.65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More environment data for French Guiana
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.71 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.44 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 935 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.64 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 400 t (2001)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 823 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in French Guiana?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in French Guiana was 28.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 57.14 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.46 % in 2019.
- How does French Guiana rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- French Guiana ranks 146th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.