Mongolia vs Suriname: Forest area
Mongolia
14.18 million hectares
in 2025
Suriname
14.67 million hectares
in 2025
Mongolia rank
44th
Suriname rank
42nd
Forest area over time
- Mongolia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 14.67 million hectares against 14.18 million hectares in Mongolia, a difference of 495,900 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 44th and Suriname ranks 42nd of 235 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.31 million hectares | 14.88 million hectares | 569,960 hectares | Suriname |
| 2000s | 14.23 million hectares | 14.88 million hectares | 656,100 hectares | Suriname |
| 2010s | 14.18 million hectares | 14.83 million hectares | 651,020 hectares | Suriname |
| 2020s | 14.18 million hectares | 14.72 million hectares | 541,550 hectares | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mongolia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 14.67 million hectares against 14.18 million hectares in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mongolia and Suriname?
- 495,900 hectares, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Suriname?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Suriname rank globally for forest area?
- Mongolia ranks 44th 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.