Share of global forest area in French Guiana
French Guiana: Share of global forest area was 0.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of global forest area in French Guiana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in French Guiana stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in French Guiana peaked at 0.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places French Guiana 60th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
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More environment data for French Guiana
- Forest area 7.98 million hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area -4,180 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -4,180 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 8,094 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 5.92 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 29,697 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 29,697 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in French Guiana?
- Share of global forest area in French Guiana was 0.2% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does French Guiana rank for share of global forest area?
- French Guiana ranks 60th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.