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

2,850 hectares, with French Guiana ahead.

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

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 New Caledonia: Cropland extent over the long-term

French Guiana

12,550 hectares

in 2025

New Caledonia

9,700 hectares

in 2025

French Guiana rank

170th

New Caledonia rank

173rd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

French Guiana
New Caledonia

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 12,550 hectares against 9,700 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 2,850 hectares.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.3 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was New Caledonia ahead.

French Guiana ranks 170th and New Caledonia ranks 173rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 3 and New Caledonia in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	858.33 hectares	8,869 hectares	8,010 hectares	New Caledonia
1100s	902.69 hectares	9,501 hectares	8,598 hectares	New Caledonia
1200s	945.06 hectares	10,132 hectares	9,187 hectares	New Caledonia
1300s	983.69 hectares	10,744 hectares	9,760 hectares	New Caledonia
1400s	1,016 hectares	11,306 hectares	10,290 hectares	New Caledonia
1500s	1,038 hectares	11,771 hectares	10,733 hectares	New Caledonia
1600s	1,044 hectares	12,063 hectares	11,019 hectares	New Caledonia
1700s	1,022 hectares	12,043 hectares	11,021 hectares	New Caledonia
1710s	1,121 hectares	12,515 hectares	11,394 hectares	New Caledonia
1720s	1,229 hectares	12,998 hectares	11,769 hectares	New Caledonia
1730s	1,346 hectares	13,493 hectares	12,147 hectares	New Caledonia
1740s	1,474 hectares	13,998 hectares	12,524 hectares	New Caledonia
1750s	1,613 hectares	14,513 hectares	12,900 hectares	New Caledonia
1760s	1,763 hectares	15,035 hectares	13,272 hectares	New Caledonia
1770s	1,926 hectares	15,564 hectares	13,637 hectares	New Caledonia
1780s	2,102 hectares	16,096 hectares	13,994 hectares	New Caledonia
1790s	2,292 hectares	16,631 hectares	14,339 hectares	New Caledonia
1800s	2,496 hectares	17,165 hectares	14,669 hectares	New Caledonia
1810s	2,715 hectares	17,694 hectares	14,979 hectares	New Caledonia
1820s	2,949 hectares	18,264 hectares	15,315 hectares	New Caledonia
1830s	3,197 hectares	18,822 hectares	15,625 hectares	New Caledonia
1840s	3,460 hectares	19,362 hectares	15,902 hectares	New Caledonia
1850s	3,735 hectares	19,873 hectares	16,138 hectares	New Caledonia
1860s	4,022 hectares	20,346 hectares	16,324 hectares	New Caledonia
1870s	4,317 hectares	20,352 hectares	16,035 hectares	New Caledonia
1880s	4,614 hectares	20,280 hectares	15,666 hectares	New Caledonia
1890s	4,907 hectares	20,114 hectares	15,206 hectares	New Caledonia
1900s	5,184 hectares	19,827 hectares	14,642 hectares	New Caledonia
1910s	5,428 hectares	19,385 hectares	13,957 hectares	New Caledonia
1920s	5,610 hectares	18,575 hectares	12,965 hectares	New Caledonia
1930s	5,682 hectares	17,489 hectares	11,807 hectares	New Caledonia
1940s	5,551 hectares	15,983 hectares	10,432 hectares	New Caledonia
1950s	4,513 hectares	12,519 hectares	8,006 hectares	New Caledonia
1960s	2,500 hectares	11,800 hectares	9,300 hectares	New Caledonia
1970s	2,600 hectares	14,200 hectares	11,600 hectares	New Caledonia
1980s	5,900 hectares	16,100 hectares	10,200 hectares	New Caledonia
1990s	12,600 hectares	13,400 hectares	800 hectares	New Caledonia
2000s	15,820 hectares	10,680 hectares	5,140 hectares	French Guiana
2010s	17,576 hectares	9,859 hectares	7,717 hectares	French Guiana
2020s	14,712 hectares	9,700 hectares	5,012 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 New Caledonia?: French Guiana, at 12,550 hectares against 9,700 hectares in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between French Guiana and New Caledonia?: 2,850 hectares, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and New Caledonia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do French Guiana and New Caledonia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: French Guiana ranks 170th and New Caledonia ranks 173rd 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.