Share global forest in French Guiana
French Guiana: Share global forest was 0.1928 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.1928
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.1928
in 2025
All-time low
0.1871
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in French Guiana, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in French Guiana stood at 0.1928. 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 global forest in French Guiana peaked at 0.1928 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1871, in 1990.
That places French Guiana 60th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share global forest in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1871 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1874 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1878 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1881 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1885 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1889 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1892 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1896 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.19 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1903 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1907 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1908 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1908 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1909 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1909 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1911 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1911 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1912 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1912 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1913 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1914 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1915 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1916 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1917 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1918 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1919 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1919 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1921 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1921 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1923 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1924 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1925 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1927 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1928 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1887 | 0.1871 | 0.1903 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.191 | 0.1907 | 0.1912 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1917 | 0.1913 | 0.1921 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1925 | 0.1921 | 0.1928 | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 57 Belarus 0.2168 compare
- 58 Senegal 0.2089 compare
- 59 Namibia 0.1943 compare
- 61 North Korea 0.1867 compare
- 62 Philippines 0.1797 compare
- 63 South Sudan 0.1729 compare
More environment data for French Guiana
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 8.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in French Guiana?
- Share global forest in French Guiana was 0.1928 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1928 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1871 in 1990.
- How does French Guiana rank for share global forest?
- French Guiana ranks 60th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).