Primary Forest — Area in French Guiana
French Guiana: Primary Forest — Area was 7,587 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in French Guiana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in French Guiana stood at 7,587 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 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in French Guiana peaked at 8,021 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,587 1000 ha, in 2025.
French Guiana ranks 22nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,021 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,008 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 7,995 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 7,981 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 7,968 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 7,955 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7,942 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 7,929 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 7,915 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 7,902 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 7,889 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 7,870 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7,850 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 7,830 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7,811 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 7,792 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 7,772 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 7,752 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7,733 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 7,714 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7,694 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7,687 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7,680 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 7,672 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7,665 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,658 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7,654 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,651 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,647 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,644 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,640 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,629 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 7,619 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7,608 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 7,597 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 7,587 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,962 1000 ha | 7,902 1000 ha | 8,021 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,801 1000 ha | 7,714 1000 ha | 7,889 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,665 1000 ha | 7,644 1000 ha | 7,694 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,613 1000 ha | 7,587 1000 ha | 7,640 1000 ha | 6 |
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 primary forest — area in French Guiana?
- Primary forest — area in French Guiana was 7,587 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 8,021 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,587 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does French Guiana rank for primary forest — area?
- French Guiana ranks 22nd out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary 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.