Planted Forest — Area in French Guiana
French Guiana: Planted Forest — Area was 0.8 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in French Guiana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 0.8 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in French Guiana peaked at 0.8 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7 1000 ha, in 1990.
French Guiana ranks 190th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.72 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.74 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.76 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.78 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7 1000 ha | 0.7 1000 ha | 0.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7 1000 ha | 0.7 1000 ha | 0.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.72 1000 ha | 0.7 1000 ha | 0.78 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 1000 ha | 0.8 1000 ha | 0.8 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 188 Belize 1.31 1000 ha compare
- 189 Cook Islands 1.19 1000 ha compare
- 191 Mayotte 0.74 1000 ha compare
- 192 Guadeloupe 0.5 1000 ha compare
- 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5 1000 ha compare
- 192 Tonga 0.5 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 planted forest — area in French Guiana?
- Planted forest — area in French Guiana was 0.8 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does French Guiana rank for planted forest — area?
- French Guiana ranks 190th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area 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, published as part of Planted Forest — 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.