Nicaragua vs Suriname: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Nicaragua
-22,126 hectares
in 2025
Suriname
-18,252 hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
198th
Suriname rank
196th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Nicaragua
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports -18,252 hectares against -22,126 hectares in Nicaragua, a difference of 3,874 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 198th and Suriname ranks 196th of 235 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -99,320 hectares | 3,573 hectares | 102,893 hectares | Suriname |
| 2000s | -99,320 hectares | -3,239 hectares | 96,081 hectares | Suriname |
| 2010s | -29,838 hectares | -8,593 hectares | 21,245 hectares | Suriname |
| 2020s | -22,124 hectares | -17,648 hectares | 4,476 hectares | Suriname |
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, Nicaragua or Suriname?
- Suriname, at -18,252 hectares against -22,126 hectares in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 3,874 hectares, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Suriname rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Nicaragua ranks 198th 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.