Deforestation tables and charts for French Guiana

Deforestation data for French Guiana , 1990-2005. French Guiana 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 8,063,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 91.8
Other wooded land (hectares): 0
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 0
Total land area (hectares): 9,000,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	8,091,000	8,063,000	8,063,000	-3000	n.s.	0	0	-28,000	-0.35
Other wooded land	0	0	0	0		0		0
Primary forests	7,909,000	7,761,000	7,701,000	-14,800	-0.19	-12,000	-0.15	-208000	-2.63	-18.92
Plantations	1000	1000	1000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chart: Forest cover in French Guiana, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in French Guiana 1990-2005


All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)