Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Papua New Guinea

5,420 hectares

in 2024

Suriname

4,492 hectares

in 2024

Papua New Guinea rank

51st

Suriname rank

54th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,420 hectares against 4,492 hectares in Suriname, a difference of 927.89 hectares.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 51st and Suriname ranks 54th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.