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.
Share of global forest area in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
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
- 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 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 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.