Land use over the long-term in French Guiana
French Guiana: Land use over the long-term was 29,697 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
29,697 hectares
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
155th
of 202 countries
All-time high
29,697 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in French Guiana, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 29,697 hectares for land use over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 139.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in French Guiana peaked at 29,697 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
French Guiana ranks 155th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use over the long-term in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600 | 114.01 hectares | — |
| 1700 | 164.57 hectares | +44.3% |
| 1710 | 187.32 hectares | +13.8% |
| 1720 | 213.09 hectares | +13.8% |
| 1730 | 242.28 hectares | +13.7% |
| 1740 | 275.33 hectares | +13.6% |
| 1750 | 312.73 hectares | +13.6% |
| 1760 | 355.04 hectares | +13.5% |
| 1770 | 402.89 hectares | +13.5% |
| 1780 | 456.99 hectares | +13.4% |
| 1790 | 518.14 hectares | +13.4% |
| 1800 | 587.24 hectares | +13.3% |
| 1810 | 672.67 hectares | +14.5% |
| 1820 | 769.84 hectares | +14.4% |
| 1830 | 880.29 hectares | +14.3% |
| 1840 | 1,006 hectares | +14.3% |
| 1850 | 1,148 hectares | +14.2% |
| 1860 | 1,195 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1870 | 1,239 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1880 | 1,277 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 1,308 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1900 | 1,331 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 1,342 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 1,340 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 1,584 hectares | +18.2% |
| 1940 | 1,865 hectares | +17.8% |
| 1950 | 2,190 hectares | +17.4% |
| 1951 | 2,269 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 2,337 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 2,399 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 2,458 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 2,515 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 2,576 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 2,642 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 2,717 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 2,802 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 3,000 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1961 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,000 hectares | +66.7% |
| 1972 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,000 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,000 hectares | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,000 hectares | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 5,000 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 6,000 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7,000 hectares | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10,000 hectares | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9,000 hectares | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10,000 hectares | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11,000 hectares | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 11,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,000 hectares | -36.4% |
| 2001 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,200 hectares | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 8,700 hectares | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 8,900 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 9,100 hectares | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9,200 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10,500 hectares | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 11,000 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 12,200 hectares | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 12,400 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13,500 hectares | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 13,700 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 13,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20,674 hectares | +50.9% |
| 2021 | 20,674 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21,800 hectares | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 25,062 hectares | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 27,379 hectares | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 29,697 hectares | +8.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use over the long-term in French Guiana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +66.7% | 3,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares |
| 2020 | +50.9% | 13,700 hectares | 20,674 hectares |
| 1700 | +44.3% | 114.01 hectares | 164.57 hectares |
| 1988 | +42.9% | 7,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares |
| 2000 | -36.4% | 11,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares |
| 1981 | +25.0% | 4,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 114.01 hectares | 114.01 hectares | 114.01 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 164.57 hectares | 164.57 hectares | 164.57 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 187.32 hectares | 187.32 hectares | 187.32 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 213.09 hectares | 213.09 hectares | 213.09 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 242.28 hectares | 242.28 hectares | 242.28 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 275.33 hectares | 275.33 hectares | 275.33 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 312.73 hectares | 312.73 hectares | 312.73 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 355.04 hectares | 355.04 hectares | 355.04 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 402.89 hectares | 402.89 hectares | 402.89 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 456.99 hectares | 456.99 hectares | 456.99 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 518.14 hectares | 518.14 hectares | 518.14 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 587.24 hectares | 587.24 hectares | 587.24 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 672.67 hectares | 672.67 hectares | 672.67 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 769.84 hectares | 769.84 hectares | 769.84 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 880.29 hectares | 880.29 hectares | 880.29 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 1,006 hectares | 1,006 hectares | 1,006 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 1,148 hectares | 1,148 hectares | 1,148 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 1,195 hectares | 1,195 hectares | 1,195 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 1,239 hectares | 1,239 hectares | 1,239 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 1,277 hectares | 1,277 hectares | 1,277 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,308 hectares | 1,308 hectares | 1,308 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 1,331 hectares | 1,331 hectares | 1,331 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 1,342 hectares | 1,342 hectares | 1,342 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 1,340 hectares | 1,340 hectares | 1,340 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 1,584 hectares | 1,584 hectares | 1,584 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 1,865 hectares | 1,865 hectares | 1,865 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,490 hectares | 2,190 hectares | 2,802 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,900 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,200 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,480 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 8,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,900 hectares | 9,100 hectares | 13,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,214 hectares | 20,674 hectares | 29,697 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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.44 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 935 t (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) — Agricultural Use 823 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use over the long-term in French Guiana?
- Land use over the long-term in French Guiana was 29,697 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 29,697 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does French Guiana rank for land use over the long-term?
- French Guiana ranks 155th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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