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
Latest (2025)
800 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 185 countries
All-time high
800 hectares
in 2020
All-time low
700 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 700 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 720 hectares | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 740 hectares | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 760 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 780 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 800 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 800 hectares | +0.0% |
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
- 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)
- Country area — Area 8,366 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 17.87 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.31 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 3.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 400 t (2001)
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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