Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested in French Guiana

French Guiana: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested was 170 ha in 2006. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2006)
170 ha
Change on year
up 126.7%
World rank
127th
of 155 countries
All-time high
250 ha
in 1980
All-time low
25 ha
in 1993
Years of data
46
1961–2006

Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested in French Guiana, 1961–2006

050100150200250196119832006

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested in French Guiana is 170 ha, measured in 2006.

That represents a change of up 126.7% on the previous year and up 142.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested in French Guiana peaked at 250 ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 25 ha, in 1993.

That places French Guiana 127th out of 155 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested in French Guiana, year by year

Annual values for Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested in French Guiana, 1961 to 2006.
Year ha Change
1961 235 ha
1962 200 ha -14.9%
1963 245 ha +22.5%
1964 130 ha -46.9%
1965 125 ha -3.8%
1966 95 ha -24.0%
1967 90 ha -5.3%
1968 140 ha +55.6%
1969 85 ha -39.3%
1970 85 ha +0.0%
1971 100 ha +17.6%
1972 100 ha +0.0%
1973 100 ha +0.0%
1974 125 ha +25.0%
1975 150 ha +20.0%
1976 150 ha +0.0%
1977 190 ha +26.7%
1978 150 ha -21.1%
1979 150 ha +0.0%
1980 250 ha +66.7%
1981 250 ha +0.0%
1982 250 ha +0.0%
1983 225 ha -10.0%
1984 150 ha -33.3%
1985 150 ha +0.0%
1986 50 ha -66.7%
1987 50 ha +0.0%
1988 50 ha +0.0%
1989 50 ha +0.0%
1990 100 ha +100.0%
1991 80 ha -20.0%
1992 90 ha +12.5%
1993 25 ha -72.2%
1994 75 ha +200.0%
1995 50 ha -33.3%
1996 70 ha +40.0%
1997 70 ha +0.0%
1998 75 ha +7.1%
1999 75 ha +0.0%
2000 75 ha +0.0%
2001 75 ha +0.0%
2002 75 ha +0.0%
2003 75 ha +0.0%
2004 75 ha +0.0%
2005 75 ha +0.0%
2006 170 ha +126.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 149.44 ha 85 ha 245 ha 9
1970s 130 ha 85 ha 190 ha 10
1980s 147.5 ha 50 ha 250 ha 10
1990s 71 ha 25 ha 100 ha 10
2000s 88.57 ha 75 ha 170 ha 7

Countries ranked near French Guiana

  1. 124 Oman 302 ha
  2. 125 Guinea-Bissau 262 ha compare
  3. 126 Dominica 252 ha compare
  4. 128 Slovenia 150 ha compare
  5. 129 Uzbekistan 145 ha compare
  6. 130 North Macedonia 143 ha compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar crops primary — area harvested in French Guiana?
Sugar crops primary — area harvested in French Guiana was 170 ha in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested recorded in French Guiana?
The highest recorded value was 250 ha in 1980.
What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested recorded in French Guiana?
The lowest recorded value was 25 ha in 1993.
How does French Guiana rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested?
French Guiana ranks 127th out of 155 countries with data for 2006.
Is sugar crops primary — area harvested rising or falling in French Guiana?
Over the last ten years it is up 142.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this French Guiana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
200 places, 10,929 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.