Breakdown of habitable land area in French Guiana
French Guiana: Breakdown of habitable land area was 41,000 hectares in 2019. ▼ Falling
Breakdown of habitable land area in French Guiana, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 41,000 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over five years.
French Guiana ranks 120th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44,930 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 43,080 hectares | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 42,660 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 42,140 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 41,000 hectares | -2.7% |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More reference data data for French Guiana
- Milk production, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2006)
- Milk production 293 tonnes (2006)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 0.9565 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 0.31 percent (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 16,435 hectares (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 595.3 Millimetres per year (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 17.29 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in French Guiana?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in French Guiana was 41,000 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 44,930 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,000 hectares in 2019.
- How does French Guiana rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- French Guiana ranks 120th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.