Cropland — Area per capita in French Guiana

French Guiana: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.06 ha/cap
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
177th
of 232 countries
All-time high
0.12 ha/cap
in 1962
All-time low
0.02 ha/cap
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Area per capita in French Guiana, 1961–2024

0.020.040.060.080.10.12196119922024

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 177th out of 232 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 175 Jamaica 0.07 ha/cap compare
  2. 175 Nepal 0.07 ha/cap compare
  3. 177 Antigua and Barbuda 0.06 ha/cap compare
  4. 177 Grenada 0.06 ha/cap compare
  5. 177 Guadeloupe 0.06 ha/cap compare
  6. 177 Mauritius 0.06 ha/cap compare
  7. 177 Mayotte 0.06 ha/cap compare
  8. 177 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.06 ha/cap compare
  9. 177 Somalia 0.06 ha/cap compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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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 177th out of 232 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

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
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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.