Suriname vs Uganda: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Suriname
-18,252 hectares
in 2025
Uganda
-28,098 hectares
in 2025
Suriname rank
196th
Uganda rank
199th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Suriname
- Uganda
How they compare
Suriname currently reports -18,252 hectares against -28,098 hectares in Uganda, a difference of 9,846 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Suriname ranks 196th and Uganda ranks 199th of 235 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,573 hectares | -114,719 hectares | 118,292 hectares | Suriname |
| 2000s | -3,239 hectares | -56,604 hectares | 53,365 hectares | Suriname |
| 2010s | -8,593 hectares | -41,326 hectares | 32,734 hectares | Suriname |
| 2020s | -17,648 hectares | -28,098 hectares | 10,449 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, Suriname or Uganda?
- Suriname, at -18,252 hectares against -28,098 hectares in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Suriname and Uganda?
- 9,846 hectares, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Uganda rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Suriname ranks 196th and Uganda ranks 199th 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.