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

1,450 hectares, with Kuwait ahead.

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

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 Kuwait: Cropland extent over the long-term

French Guiana

12,550 hectares

in 2025

Kuwait

14,000 hectares

in 2025

French Guiana rank

170th

Kuwait rank

169th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

French Guiana
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 14,000 hectares against 12,550 hectares in French Guiana, a difference of 1,450 hectares.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was French Guiana ahead.

French Guiana ranks 170th and Kuwait ranks 169th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 25 and Kuwait in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Kuwait	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	0 hectares	1,038 hectares	French Guiana
1600s	1,044 hectares	0 hectares	1,044 hectares	French Guiana
1700s	1,022 hectares	0 hectares	1,022 hectares	French Guiana
1710s	1,121 hectares	0 hectares	1,121 hectares	French Guiana
1720s	1,229 hectares	0 hectares	1,229 hectares	French Guiana
1730s	1,346 hectares	0 hectares	1,346 hectares	French Guiana
1740s	1,474 hectares	0 hectares	1,474 hectares	French Guiana
1750s	1,613 hectares	0 hectares	1,613 hectares	French Guiana
1760s	1,763 hectares	0 hectares	1,763 hectares	French Guiana
1770s	1,926 hectares	0 hectares	1,926 hectares	French Guiana
1780s	2,102 hectares	0 hectares	2,102 hectares	French Guiana
1790s	2,292 hectares	0 hectares	2,292 hectares	French Guiana
1800s	2,496 hectares	0 hectares	2,496 hectares	French Guiana
1810s	2,715 hectares	61,803 hectares	59,088 hectares	Kuwait
1820s	2,949 hectares	61,008 hectares	58,059 hectares	Kuwait
1830s	3,197 hectares	60,120 hectares	56,923 hectares	Kuwait
1840s	3,460 hectares	59,129 hectares	55,669 hectares	Kuwait
1850s	3,735 hectares	58,018 hectares	54,283 hectares	Kuwait
1860s	4,022 hectares	56,772 hectares	52,750 hectares	Kuwait
1870s	4,317 hectares	55,366 hectares	51,050 hectares	Kuwait
1880s	4,614 hectares	53,772 hectares	49,158 hectares	Kuwait
1890s	4,907 hectares	51,951 hectares	47,044 hectares	Kuwait
1900s	5,184 hectares	49,848 hectares	44,663 hectares	Kuwait
1910s	5,428 hectares	47,382 hectares	41,954 hectares	Kuwait
1920s	5,610 hectares	44,430 hectares	38,820 hectares	Kuwait
1930s	5,682 hectares	40,775 hectares	35,093 hectares	Kuwait
1940s	5,551 hectares	35,980 hectares	30,429 hectares	Kuwait
1950s	4,513 hectares	26,723 hectares	22,210 hectares	Kuwait
1960s	2,500 hectares	1,000 hectares	1,500 hectares	French Guiana
1970s	2,600 hectares	1,000 hectares	1,600 hectares	French Guiana
1980s	5,900 hectares	3,100 hectares	2,800 hectares	French Guiana
1990s	12,600 hectares	6,200 hectares	6,400 hectares	French Guiana
2000s	15,820 hectares	14,450 hectares	1,370 hectares	French Guiana
2010s	17,576 hectares	15,300 hectares	2,276 hectares	French Guiana
2020s	14,712 hectares	14,000 hectares	712.33 hectares	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, French Guiana or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 14,000 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 Kuwait?: 1,450 hectares, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Kuwait?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do French Guiana and Kuwait rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: French Guiana ranks 170th and Kuwait ranks 169th 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: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.