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 70th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,125 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,120 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 8,116 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 8,111 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 8,107 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 8,102 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 8,098 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 8,093 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 8,089 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 8,084 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 8,079 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8,075 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8,071 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 8,067 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8,062 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 8,058 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8,054 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 8,049 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8,045 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 8,041 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8,036 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 8,033 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,030 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,027 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,023 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,020 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,017 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,013 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,010 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,006 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,003 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,999 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 7,994 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7,990 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 7,986 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 7,982 1000 ha | -0.1% |
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
- 67 Senegal 8,649 1000 ha compare
- 68 Caribbean 8,398 1000 ha compare
- 69 Namibia 8,043 1000 ha compare
- 71 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
- 72 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
- 73 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 61.06 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 400 t (2001)
- 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)
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 70th out of 249 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.