Forest land — Share in Land area in French Guiana
French Guiana: Forest land — Share in Land area was 96.37 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in French Guiana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 96.37 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in French Guiana peaked at 98 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 96.37 %, in 2024.
That places French Guiana 1st out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest land — Share in Land area in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.86 % | — |
| 1991 | 97.81 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 97.76 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 97.72 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 98 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 97.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.9 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.85 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.79 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.74 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.68 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.57 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.44 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.27 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.15 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.09 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.05 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.95 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.91 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.81 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.77 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.68 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.64 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.59 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.54 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.37 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.84 % | 97.72 % | 98 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.42 % | 97.15 % | 97.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.88 % | 96.68 % | 97.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.53 % | 96.37 % | 96.64 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
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 — share in land area in French Guiana?
- Forest land — share in land area in French Guiana was 96.37 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 98 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.37 % in 2024.
- How does French Guiana rank for forest land — share in land area?
- French Guiana ranks 1st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 — Share in 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.