Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in French Guiana
French Guiana: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded -0.1% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in French Guiana peaked at -0.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2000.
That places French Guiana 158th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 6 |
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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 -4,180 hectares (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 as a share of forest area in French Guiana?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in French Guiana was -0.1% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2000.
- How does French Guiana rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- French Guiana ranks 158th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.