Cyprus vs French Guiana: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Cyprus
18.5%
in 2023
French Guiana
46.4%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
5th
French Guiana rank
2nd
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Cyprus
- French Guiana
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 46.4% against 18.5% in Cyprus, a difference of 27.9%.
That makes French Guiana's figure about 2.5 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was French Guiana ahead.
Cyprus ranks 5th and French Guiana ranks 2nd of 225 countries.
French Guiana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -35.1% | 50.4% | 85.4% | French Guiana |
| 1980s | -29.6% | 68.7% | 98.3% | French Guiana |
| 1990s | -12.1% | 90.0% | 102.0% | French Guiana |
| 2000s | -3.2% | 2.5% | 5.7% | French Guiana |
| 2010s | -17.1% | 26.4% | 43.5% | French Guiana |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 48.5% | 38.6% | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Cyprus or French Guiana?
- French Guiana, at 46.4% against 18.5% in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Cyprus and French Guiana?
- 27.9%, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and French Guiana?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and French Guiana rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Cyprus ranks 5th and French Guiana ranks 2nd of 225 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.