Algeria vs French Guiana: Breakdown of habitable land area

Algeria

41,660 hectares

in 2019

French Guiana

41,000 hectares

in 2019

Algeria rank

119th

French Guiana rank

120th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Algeria currently reports 41,660 hectares against 41,000 hectares in French Guiana, a difference of 660 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was French Guiana ahead.

Algeria ranks 119th and French Guiana ranks 120th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.