Oceania vs Suriname: Primary Forest — Area

Oceania
38,687 1000 ha
in 2025
Suriname
9,701 1000 ha
in 2025
Oceania rank
17th
Suriname rank
18th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Oceania
  • Suriname
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 38,687 1000 ha against 9,701 1000 ha in Suriname, a difference of 28,986 1000 ha.

That makes Oceania's figure about 4.0 times Suriname's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.

Oceania ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 18th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Oceania Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 39,366 1000 ha 9,721 1000 ha 29,645 1000 ha Oceania
2000s 39,227 1000 ha 9,721 1000 ha 29,505 1000 ha Oceania
2010s 38,955 1000 ha 9,719 1000 ha 29,236 1000 ha Oceania
2020s 38,743 1000 ha 9,706 1000 ha 29,037 1000 ha Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Oceania or Suriname?
Oceania, at 38,687 1000 ha against 9,701 1000 ha in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Oceania and Suriname?
28,986 1000 ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania and Suriname?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Oceania and Suriname rank globally for primary forest — area?
Oceania ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 18th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.