Northern America vs Suriname: Forest land — Share in Land area

Northern America
36.94 %
in 2024
Suriname
91.54 %
in 2024
Northern America rank
11th
Suriname rank
2nd

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Northern America
  • Suriname
020406080100199020072024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 91.54 % against 36.94 % in Northern America, a difference of 54.6 %.

That makes Suriname's figure about 2.5 times Northern America's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Northern America ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 2nd of 31 groups.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 35.89 % 92.72 % 56.83 % Suriname
2000s 36.07 % 92.73 % 56.66 % Suriname
2010s 36.54 % 92.4 % 55.86 % Suriname
2020s 36.88 % 91.76 % 54.88 % Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Northern America or Suriname?
Suriname, at 91.54 % against 36.94 % in Northern America as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Northern America and Suriname?
54.6 %, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Suriname?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Northern America and Suriname rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Northern America ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.