Botswana vs Suriname: Forest area
Botswana
15,730 ha th
in 2025
Suriname
14,674 ha th
in 2025
Botswana rank
35th
Suriname rank
36th
Forest area over time
- Botswana
- Suriname
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 15,730 ha th against 14,674 ha th in Suriname, a difference of 1,056 ha th.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 35th and Suriname ranks 36th of 212 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 | 15,728 ha th | 14,866 ha th | 861.7 ha th | Botswana |
| 2000s | 15,728 ha th | 14,902 ha th | 825.9 ha th | Botswana |
| 2010s | 15,728 ha th | 14,850 ha th | 877.6 ha th | Botswana |
| 2020s | 15,730 ha th | 14,720 ha th | 1,010 ha th | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Botswana or Suriname?
- Botswana, at 15,730 ha th against 14,674 ha th in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Botswana and Suriname?
- 1,056 ha th, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for forest area?
- Botswana ranks 35th and Suriname ranks 36th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.