Environment in French Guiana 657 indicators covering environment for French Guiana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 58th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.3 km2 2021 down 25.0% 131st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 — 1st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 — 67th Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value 50 1000 USD 1995 up 11.1% 90th Forest certified for sustainable use 2.43 million thousands of hectares 2024 — 23rd Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 2,425 2024 — 25th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 76.6% 2022 up 635.3% 93rd Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 21.8% 2022 up 746.9% 72nd Insecticides — Export value 14.93 1000 USD 1994 down 56.1% 120th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 8.8 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 18.6% 163rd Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 5.81 1000 ha 2019 — 163rd Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 0.14 1000 ha 2019 — 182nd Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 6.18 1000 ha 2019 — 146th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 46.42 1000 ha 2019 — 99th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 0.42 1000 ha 2019 — 118th Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 56.59 1000 ha 2019 — 100th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 112.05 1000 ha 2019 — 56th Insecticides — Export quantity 0.75 t 1994 — 127th Cropland area under organic agric. — Area 2 1000 ha 2024 up 275.2% 82nd Above-ground forest biomass 365 tonnes per hectare 2025 unchanged 2nd Above-ground biomass in forest 365 2025 unchanged 2nd Forest area 7,982 2025 down 0.5% 66th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 96.4% 2025 down 0.5% 1st Share of forest area within protected areas 30.0% 2025 down 1.6% 63rd Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 30.0% 2025 down 1.6% 61st Cropland area certified organic — Area 1.47 1000 ha 2024 up 187.6% 84th Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 27.7% 2025 up 7.3% 82nd Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area 5.85 1000 ha 2024 up 268.9% 59th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 29.9% 2021 — 82nd Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 20 2021 — 153rd Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area 16.3 1000 ha 2024 up 21.4% 46th Municipal waste collected 108,020 2019 up 15.6% 96th Share of forest with a long-term management plan 27.7% 2025 up 7.3% 79th Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — Area 2.58 1000 ha 2024 up 76.0% 39th Cropland area under protective cover — Area 0.012 1000 ha 2024 down 83.8% 47th Municipal waste recycled 4,413 2019 up 427.9% 79th Perm. meadows & pastures area certified organic — Area 2.33 1000 ha 2024 up 63.2% 36th Hazardous waste generated 1,687 2023 up 149.6% 89th Hazardous waste generated, per capita 17.98 2023 down 52.0% 63rd Municipal waste recycled 4,413 tonnes 2019 up 427.9% 76th Municipal waste treated by type of treatment 11,523 2019 down 69.9% 54th Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption 100.0% 2013 unchanged 1st Proportion of municipal waste recycled 4.1% 2019 up 356.6% 68th Electronic waste collected 739 2022 up 138.4% 49th Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment 10.7% 2019 down 73.9% 32nd Electronic waste collected, per capita 2.48 2022 up 96.4% 46th Hazardous waste treated or disposed 2,434 2023 up 88.5% 71st Electronic waste recycled 739 2022 up 138.4% 44th Electronic waste recycled, per capita 2.48 2022 up 96.4% 43rd Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment 87 2023 down 75.9% 58th Proportion of hazardous waste treated or disposed 144.3% 2023 down 24.5% 6th Hazardous waste generated per capita 7.84 kilograms 2020 up 193.6% 63rd Treatment of hazardous waste 1,373 tonnes 2023 up 62.1% 64th Share of deforestation that is exported 0.0% 2013 — 113th Municipal waste exported 0 2020 — 8th Municipal waste imported 0 2020 — 5th ← Previous Page 11 of 11