What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between French Guiana and Guadeloupe?

7,053 hectares, with Guadeloupe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Guadeloupe?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

French Guiana vs Guadeloupe: Cropland extent over the long-term

French Guiana

12,550 hectares

in 2025

Guadeloupe

19,603 hectares

in 2025

French Guiana rank

170th

Guadeloupe rank

167th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

French Guiana
Guadeloupe

How they compare

Guadeloupe currently reports 19,603 hectares against 12,550 hectares in French Guiana, a difference of 7,053 hectares.

That makes Guadeloupe's figure about 1.6 times French Guiana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was French Guiana ahead.

French Guiana ranks 170th and Guadeloupe ranks 167th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 5 and Guadeloupe in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Guadeloupe	Difference	Ahead
1000s	858.33 hectares	0 hectares	858.33 hectares	French Guiana
1100s	902.69 hectares	0 hectares	902.69 hectares	French Guiana
1200s	945.06 hectares	0 hectares	945.06 hectares	French Guiana
1300s	983.69 hectares	0 hectares	983.69 hectares	French Guiana
1400s	1,016 hectares	0 hectares	1,016 hectares	French Guiana
1500s	1,038 hectares	10,860 hectares	9,822 hectares	Guadeloupe
1600s	1,044 hectares	11,371 hectares	10,327 hectares	Guadeloupe
1700s	1,022 hectares	11,839 hectares	10,817 hectares	Guadeloupe
1710s	1,121 hectares	12,745 hectares	11,623 hectares	Guadeloupe
1720s	1,229 hectares	13,719 hectares	12,490 hectares	Guadeloupe
1730s	1,346 hectares	14,766 hectares	13,419 hectares	Guadeloupe
1740s	1,474 hectares	15,892 hectares	14,418 hectares	Guadeloupe
1750s	1,613 hectares	17,102 hectares	15,489 hectares	Guadeloupe
1760s	1,763 hectares	18,403 hectares	16,640 hectares	Guadeloupe
1770s	1,926 hectares	19,801 hectares	17,875 hectares	Guadeloupe
1780s	2,102 hectares	21,303 hectares	19,201 hectares	Guadeloupe
1790s	2,292 hectares	22,917 hectares	20,625 hectares	Guadeloupe
1800s	2,496 hectares	24,651 hectares	22,155 hectares	Guadeloupe
1810s	2,715 hectares	26,513 hectares	23,798 hectares	Guadeloupe
1820s	2,949 hectares	27,231 hectares	24,283 hectares	Guadeloupe
1830s	3,197 hectares	27,966 hectares	24,769 hectares	Guadeloupe
1840s	3,460 hectares	28,716 hectares	25,257 hectares	Guadeloupe
1850s	3,735 hectares	29,484 hectares	25,748 hectares	Guadeloupe
1860s	4,022 hectares	30,268 hectares	26,246 hectares	Guadeloupe
1870s	4,317 hectares	31,103 hectares	26,787 hectares	Guadeloupe
1880s	4,614 hectares	31,957 hectares	27,343 hectares	Guadeloupe
1890s	4,907 hectares	32,830 hectares	27,923 hectares	Guadeloupe
1900s	5,184 hectares	33,722 hectares	28,538 hectares	Guadeloupe
1910s	5,428 hectares	34,633 hectares	29,205 hectares	Guadeloupe
1920s	5,610 hectares	34,446 hectares	28,836 hectares	Guadeloupe
1930s	5,682 hectares	34,254 hectares	28,572 hectares	Guadeloupe
1940s	5,551 hectares	34,057 hectares	28,506 hectares	Guadeloupe
1950s	4,513 hectares	37,773 hectares	33,260 hectares	Guadeloupe
1960s	2,500 hectares	44,000 hectares	41,500 hectares	Guadeloupe
1970s	2,600 hectares	41,300 hectares	38,700 hectares	Guadeloupe
1980s	5,900 hectares	32,500 hectares	26,600 hectares	Guadeloupe
1990s	12,600 hectares	27,600 hectares	15,000 hectares	Guadeloupe
2000s	15,820 hectares	24,580 hectares	8,760 hectares	Guadeloupe
2010s	17,576 hectares	25,119 hectares	7,543 hectares	Guadeloupe
2020s	14,712 hectares	21,433 hectares	6,720 hectares	Guadeloupe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, French Guiana or Guadeloupe?: Guadeloupe, at 19,603 hectares against 12,550 hectares in French Guiana as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between French Guiana and Guadeloupe?: 7,053 hectares, with Guadeloupe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Guadeloupe?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do French Guiana and Guadeloupe rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: French Guiana ranks 170th and Guadeloupe ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.