Melanesia vs Suriname: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Melanesia
74.5%
in 2025
Suriname
91.4%
in 2025
Melanesia rank
15th
Suriname rank
4th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Melanesia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 91.4% against 74.5% in Melanesia, a difference of 16.9%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Melanesia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 15th and Suriname ranks 4th of 253 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 92.6% | 17.2% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 92.8% | 17.8% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 92.5% | 17.8% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 91.7% | 17.1% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Melanesia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 91.4% against 74.5% in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Melanesia and Suriname?
- 16.9%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Suriname?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Suriname rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Melanesia ranks 15th and Suriname ranks 4th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.