Agricultural area over the long-term in French Guiana
French Guiana: Agricultural area over the long-term was 42,246 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
42,246 hectares
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
170th
of 202 countries
All-time high
42,246 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
858.33 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in French Guiana, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term in French Guiana is 42,246 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in French Guiana peaked at 42,246 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 858.33 hectares, in 1000.
That places French Guiana 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural area over the long-term in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 858.33 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 902.69 hectares | +5.2% |
| 1200 | 945.06 hectares | +4.7% |
| 1300 | 983.69 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1400 | 1,016 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1500 | 1,038 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1600 | 1,158 hectares | +11.5% |
| 1700 | 1,187 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1710 | 1,308 hectares | +10.2% |
| 1720 | 1,442 hectares | +10.2% |
| 1730 | 1,589 hectares | +10.2% |
| 1740 | 1,749 hectares | +10.1% |
| 1750 | 1,926 hectares | +10.1% |
| 1760 | 2,118 hectares | +10.0% |
| 1770 | 2,329 hectares | +10.0% |
| 1780 | 2,559 hectares | +9.9% |
| 1790 | 2,810 hectares | +9.8% |
| 1800 | 3,083 hectares | +9.7% |
| 1810 | 3,388 hectares | +9.9% |
| 1820 | 3,719 hectares | +9.8% |
| 1830 | 4,077 hectares | +9.7% |
| 1840 | 4,465 hectares | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 4,884 hectares | +9.4% |
| 1860 | 5,217 hectares | +6.8% |
| 1870 | 5,555 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1880 | 5,891 hectares | +6.0% |
| 1890 | 6,215 hectares | +5.5% |
| 1900 | 6,515 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1910 | 6,770 hectares | +3.9% |
| 1920 | 6,950 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1930 | 7,266 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1940 | 7,416 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 7,178 hectares | -3.2% |
| 1951 | 7,251 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 7,270 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 7,248 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 7,190 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 7,099 hectares | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 6,982 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 6,831 hectares | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 6,633 hectares | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 6,354 hectares | -4.2% |
| 1960 | 6,000 hectares | -5.6% |
| 1961 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 7,000 hectares | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 6,000 hectares | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 5,000 hectares | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,000 hectares | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 7,000 hectares | +75.0% |
| 1972 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8,000 hectares | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 9,000 hectares | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,000 hectares | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 9,000 hectares | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 11,000 hectares | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 11,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12,000 hectares | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 12,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13,000 hectares | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 13,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 18,000 hectares | +38.5% |
| 1989 | 21,000 hectares | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 21,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 21,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23,000 hectares | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 24,000 hectares | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23,000 hectares | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23,600 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 23,500 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 23,800 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 24,100 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 24,300 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 23,800 hectares | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 26,400 hectares | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 28,700 hectares | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 30,600 hectares | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 31,300 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 32,100 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 32,520 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 32,520 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32,520 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37,058 hectares | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 36,341 hectares | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 37,640 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 39,434 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 40,840 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 42,246 hectares | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term in French Guiana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +75.0% | 4,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares |
| 1988 | +38.5% | 13,000 hectares | 18,000 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 858.33 hectares | 858.33 hectares | 858.33 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 902.69 hectares | 902.69 hectares | 902.69 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 945.06 hectares | 945.06 hectares | 945.06 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 983.69 hectares | 983.69 hectares | 983.69 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 1,016 hectares | 1,016 hectares | 1,016 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 1,038 hectares | 1,038 hectares | 1,038 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 1,158 hectares | 1,158 hectares | 1,158 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 1,187 hectares | 1,187 hectares | 1,187 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 1,308 hectares | 1,308 hectares | 1,308 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 1,442 hectares | 1,442 hectares | 1,442 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 1,589 hectares | 1,589 hectares | 1,589 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 1,749 hectares | 1,749 hectares | 1,749 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 1,926 hectares | 1,926 hectares | 1,926 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 2,118 hectares | 2,118 hectares | 2,118 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 2,329 hectares | 2,329 hectares | 2,329 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 2,559 hectares | 2,559 hectares | 2,559 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 2,810 hectares | 2,810 hectares | 2,810 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 3,083 hectares | 3,083 hectares | 3,083 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 3,388 hectares | 3,388 hectares | 3,388 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 3,719 hectares | 3,719 hectares | 3,719 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 4,077 hectares | 4,077 hectares | 4,077 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 4,465 hectares | 4,465 hectares | 4,465 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 4,884 hectares | 4,884 hectares | 4,884 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 5,217 hectares | 5,217 hectares | 5,217 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 5,555 hectares | 5,555 hectares | 5,555 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 5,891 hectares | 5,891 hectares | 5,891 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 6,215 hectares | 6,215 hectares | 6,215 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 6,515 hectares | 6,515 hectares | 6,515 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 6,770 hectares | 6,770 hectares | 6,770 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 6,950 hectares | 6,950 hectares | 6,950 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 7,266 hectares | 7,266 hectares | 7,266 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 7,416 hectares | 7,416 hectares | 7,416 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 7,004 hectares | 6,354 hectares | 7,270 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 5,500 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,600 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,800 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,800 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,300 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 24,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,476 hectares | 23,800 hectares | 32,520 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,927 hectares | 36,341 hectares | 42,246 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 44,900 hectares compare
- 168 Samoa 44,802 hectares compare
- 169 Guadeloupe 42,371 hectares compare
- 171 Reunion 35,783 hectares compare
- 172 Tonga 30,556 hectares compare
- 173 Martinique 30,283 hectares compare
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2006)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term in French Guiana?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in French Guiana was 42,246 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 42,246 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 858.33 hectares in 1000.
- How does French Guiana rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- French Guiana ranks 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.