Deforestation statistics for French Guiana

French Guiana: Demographic data

Population (2022) 298,682
Annual population growth rate (2022) 2.70%
Population density (people/sq km) 4
Net migration 1,200
Fertility rate 3.4
Median age 25
Urban population share 87%


法属圭亚那:土地覆盖和土地利用的改变data
Land area (sq km):82,200
Tree cover(30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha):8,162,753
Tree cover extent as % of land area:99.30%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha):76,329
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover:0.90%
Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha):7,854,132
Primary forest extent as % of land area:95.50%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover:96.20%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha):51,810
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover:0.70%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha):7,802,322
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area:94.90%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area:96%


French Guiana: Annual forest and tree cover data



French Guiana: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2002:1,628
2003:1,267
2004:3,269
2005:2,028
2006:1,944
2007:2,421
2008:3,724
2009:2,089
2010:2,428
2011:2,153
2012:7,426
2013:1,990
2014:2,814
2015:1,945
2016:3,922
2017:2,739
2018:2,617
2019:2,271
2020:3,136


French Guiana: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001:3,033
2002:2,497
2003:1,889
2004:4,805
2005:2,841
2006:2,535
2007:3,328
2008:5,223
2009:2,862
2010:3,206
2011:2,709
2012:9,773
2013:2,968
2014:4,196
2015:2,868
2016:6,127
2017:4,144
2018:3,739
2019:3,298
2020:4,289




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1 Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Cayenne 4,130,957 6,641 8,794 11,738 10,192 37,366 0.9%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 4,031,794 8,424 8,360 10,774 11,405 38,963 1.0%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1 Admin area 2 Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Cayenne Camopi 1,013,367 259 428 942 288 1,916 0.2%
Cayenne Roura 333,631 830 873 889 1,303 3,895 1.2%
Cayenne Saint-Elie 538,698 165 281 563 304 1,313 0.2%
Cayenne Saint-Georges (de l'Oyapock) 274,531 55 439 235 452 1,181 0.4%
Cayenne Sinnamary 100,096 164 294 946 453 1,857 1.9%
Cayenne Iracoubo 238,982 226 319 1,046 1,057 2,649 1.1%
Cayenne Kourou 202,265 335 952 875 615 2,777 1.4%
Cayenne Macouria (-Tonate) 15,959 389 1,048 780 965 3,182 19.9%
Cayenne Matoury 5,446 33 51 70 27 181 3.3%
Cayenne Montsinéry-Tonnégrande 50,701 279 636 654 397 1,966 3.9%
Cayenne Ouanary 84,205 21 77 32 48 177 0.2%
Cayenne Régina (-Kaw) 1,064,032 610 893 1,610 1,081 4,194 0.4%
Cayenne Rémire-Montjoly 980 1 21 13 3 38 3.9%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Apatou 202,010 256 358 414 697 1,725 0.9%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Awala-Yalimapo 8,053 11 25 32 74 142 1.8%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Grand-Santi 209,654 412 382 541 1,119 2,453 1.2%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Mana 635,785 1,540 1,917 1,675 2,422 7,554 1.2%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Maripasoula 1,798,359 867 1,165 2,557 908 5,497 0.3%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Papaïchton 250,077 228 384 350 356 1,317 0.5%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Saint-Laurent (du Maroni) 389,082 1,287 1,828 1,702 1,998 6,815 1.8%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Saül 438,219 226 234 404 119 982 0.2%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1 Primary forest extent
(2000)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
Cayenne 3,922,892 3,367 6,313 8,655 6,992 25,327 0.6%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 3,931,237 4,826 6,293 7,673 7,692 26,484 0.7%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1 Admin area 2 Primary forest extent
(2001)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
Cayenne Camopi 1,013,367 259 428 942 288 1,916 0.2%
Cayenne Roura 333,631 830 873 889 1,303 3,895 1.2%
Cayenne Saint-Elie 538,698 165 281 563 304 1,313 0.2%
Cayenne Saint-Georges (de l'Oyapock) 274,531 55 439 235 452 1,181 0.4%
Cayenne Sinnamary 100,096 164 294 946 453 1,857 1.9%
Cayenne Iracoubo 238,982 226 319 1,046 1,057 2,649 1.1%
Cayenne Kourou 202,265 335 952 875 615 2,777 1.4%
Cayenne Macouria (-Tonate) 15,959 389 1,048 780 965 3,182 19.9%
Cayenne Matoury 5,446 33 51 70 27 181 3.3%
Cayenne Montsinéry-Tonnégrande 50,701 279 636 654 397 1,966 3.9%
Cayenne Ouanary 84,205 21 77 32 48 177 0.2%
Cayenne Régina (-Kaw) 1,064,032 610 893 1,610 1,081 4,194 0.4%
Cayenne Rémire-Montjoly 980 1 21 13 3 38 3.9%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Apatou 202,010 256 358 414 697 1,725 0.9%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Awala-Yalimapo 8,053 11 25 32 74 142 1.8%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Grand-Santi 209,654 412 382 541 1,119 2,453 1.2%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Mana 635,785 1,540 1,917 1,675 2,422 7,554 1.2%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Maripasoula 1,798,359 867 1,165 2,557 908 5,497 0.3%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Papaïchton 250,077 228 384 350 356 1,317 0.5%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Saint-Laurent (du Maroni) 389,082 1,287 1,828 1,702 1,998 6,815 1.8%
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Saül 438,219 226 234 404 119 982 0.2%


2019 forest data for French Guiana|Archived forest data for French Guiana|Forest data for French Guiana

Data Source:Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA viaGlobal Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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