Denmark vs Suriname: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Denmark
0.2%
in 2020
Suriname
0.2%
in 2020
Denmark rank
40th
Suriname rank
42nd
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Denmark
- Suriname
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Suriname ahead.
Denmark ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 42nd of 105 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Denmark or Suriname?
- Denmark, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Suriname as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Denmark and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Suriname?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Suriname rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Denmark ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 42nd of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.