Botswana vs Suriname: Forest area
Botswana
15.73 million hectares
in 2025
Suriname
14.67 million hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
40th
Suriname rank
42nd
Forest area over time
- Botswana
- Suriname
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 15.73 million hectares against 14.67 million hectares in Suriname, a difference of 1.06 million hectares.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 42nd of 235 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.73 million hectares | 14.88 million hectares | 845,580 hectares | Botswana |
| 2000s | 15.73 million hectares | 14.88 million hectares | 843,900 hectares | Botswana |
| 2010s | 15.73 million hectares | 14.83 million hectares | 897,350 hectares | Botswana |
| 2020s | 15.73 million hectares | 14.72 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Botswana or Suriname?
- Botswana, at 15.73 million hectares against 14.67 million hectares in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Botswana and Suriname?
- 1.06 million hectares, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for forest area?
- Botswana ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 42nd 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.