Forest land — Area in French Guiana
French Guiana: Forest land — Area was 7,982 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in French Guiana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in French Guiana stood at 7,982 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in French Guiana peaked at 8,125 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,982 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places French Guiana 63rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,104 1000 ha | 8,084 1000 ha | 8,125 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,060 1000 ha | 8,041 1000 ha | 8,079 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,022 1000 ha | 8,006 1000 ha | 8,036 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,992 1000 ha | 7,982 1000 ha | 8,003 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 60 Senegal 8,649 1000 ha compare
- 61 Caribbean 8,398 1000 ha compare
- 62 Namibia 8,043 1000 ha compare
- 64 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
- 65 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
- 66 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
More environment data for French Guiana
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3,325 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 61.06 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.44 kg/cap (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) — Use per area of cropland 47.4 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 17.87 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.67 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 1,060 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 823 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in French Guiana?
- Forest land — area in French Guiana was 7,982 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 8,125 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,982 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does French Guiana rank for forest land — area?
- French Guiana ranks 63rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. 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.