Forest area as a proportion of total land area in French Guiana
French Guiana: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 96.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in French Guiana, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in French Guiana is 96.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in French Guiana peaked at 97.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2025.
That places French Guiana 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.9% | — |
| 2000 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 96.8% | 97.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.4% | 96.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More environment data for French Guiana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.05 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 forest area as a proportion of total land area in French Guiana?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in French Guiana was 96.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2025.
- How does French Guiana rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- French Guiana ranks 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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