Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in French Guiana
French Guiana: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 800 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in French Guiana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 800 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in French Guiana peaked at 800 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 700 hectares, in 1990.
That places French Guiana 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 700 hectares | 700 hectares | 700 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 700 hectares | 700 hectares | 700 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 720 hectares | 700 hectares | 780 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 800 hectares | 800 hectares | 800 hectares | 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 as a share of forest area -0.1% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in French Guiana?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in French Guiana was 800 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 800 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 hectares in 1990.
- How does French Guiana rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- French Guiana ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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