Canada vs Suriname: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Canada
-9,819 hectares
in 2025
Suriname
-18,252 hectares
in 2025
Canada rank
193rd
Suriname rank
196th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Canada
- Suriname
How they compare
Canada currently reports -9,819 hectares against -18,252 hectares in Suriname, a difference of 8,433 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Suriname ahead.
Canada ranks 193rd and Suriname ranks 196th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -47,225 hectares | 3,573 hectares | 50,798 hectares | Suriname |
| 2000s | 456,623 hectares | -3,239 hectares | 459,862 hectares | Canada |
| 2010s | 377,468 hectares | -8,593 hectares | 386,061 hectares | Canada |
| 2020s | 20,945 hectares | -17,648 hectares | 38,593 hectares | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Canada or Suriname?
- Canada, at -9,819 hectares against -18,252 hectares in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Canada and Suriname?
- 8,433 hectares, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Suriname rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Canada ranks 193rd and Suriname ranks 196th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.