Suriname vs Zimbabwe: Forest area
Suriname
14.67 million hectares
in 2025
Zimbabwe
13.77 million hectares
in 2025
Suriname rank
42nd
Zimbabwe rank
45th
Forest area over time
- Suriname
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 14.67 million hectares against 13.77 million hectares in Zimbabwe, a difference of 908,200 hectares.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Suriname ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.88 million hectares | 16.24 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 14.88 million hectares | 15.18 million hectares | 298,460 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 14.83 million hectares | 14.34 million hectares | 493,180 hectares | Suriname |
| 2020s | 14.72 million hectares | 13.90 million hectares | 821,350 hectares | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Suriname or Zimbabwe?
- Suriname, at 14.67 million hectares against 13.77 million hectares in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Suriname and Zimbabwe?
- 908,200 hectares, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zimbabwe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Zimbabwe rank globally for forest area?
- Suriname ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 45th 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.