Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in French Guiana
French Guiana: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 30.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in French Guiana, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 30.0% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in French Guiana peaked at 30.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2000.
French Guiana ranks 53rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +620.0% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 29.4% | 30.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.0% | 30.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More environment data for French Guiana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.05 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 proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in French Guiana?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in French Guiana was 30.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2000.
- How does French Guiana rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- French Guiana ranks 53rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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