French Guiana vs Jordan: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- French Guiana
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 8.88 million hectares against 8.28 million hectares in French Guiana, a difference of 598,400 hectares.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
French Guiana ranks 114th and Jordan ranks 112th of 233 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.30 million hectares | 8.82 million hectares | 521,000 hectares | Jordan |
| 1970s | 8.30 million hectares | 8.82 million hectares | 521,000 hectares | Jordan |
| 1980s | 8.30 million hectares | 8.82 million hectares | 521,000 hectares | Jordan |
| 1990s | 8.28 million hectares | 8.82 million hectares | 540,500 hectares | Jordan |
| 2000s | 8.27 million hectares | 8.83 million hectares | 555,600 hectares | Jordan |
| 2010s | 8.28 million hectares | 8.88 million hectares | 598,540 hectares | Jordan |
| 2020s | 8.28 million hectares | 8.88 million hectares | 598,400 hectares | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, French Guiana or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 8.88 million hectares against 8.28 million hectares in French Guiana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between French Guiana and Jordan?
- 598,400 hectares, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Jordan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do French Guiana and Jordan rank globally for land area in hectares?
- French Guiana ranks 114th and Jordan ranks 112th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.