Cropland — Area per capita in French Guiana
French Guiana: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area per capita in French Guiana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 0.06 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in French Guiana peaked at 0.12 ha/cap in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.02 ha/cap, in 1970.
That places French Guiana 189th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.09 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.12 ha/cap | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.08 ha/cap | -33.3% |
| 1964 | 0.05 ha/cap | -37.5% |
| 1965 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.04 ha/cap | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.02 ha/cap | -50.0% |
| 1971 | 0.04 ha/cap | +100.0% |
| 1972 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.06 ha/cap | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.07 ha/cap | +40.0% |
| 1979 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.07 ha/cap | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.07 ha/cap | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.08 ha/cap | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1 ha/cap | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.11 ha/cap | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1 ha/cap | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 ha/cap | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 ha/cap | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.06 ha/cap | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0644 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.047 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.069 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.096 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.082 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.055 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.054 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 187 Jamaica 0.07 ha/cap compare
- 187 Nepal 0.07 ha/cap compare
- 189 American Samoa 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Grenada 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Guadeloupe 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Mauritius 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Mayotte 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Somalia 0.06 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in French Guiana?
- Cropland — area per capita in French Guiana was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 ha/cap in 1962.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 ha/cap in 1970.
- How does French Guiana rank for cropland — area per capita?
- French Guiana ranks 189th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.