What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Laos and Suriname?

10,040 thousands of hectares, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Suriname?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs Suriname: Forest certified for sustainable use

Laos

31,760 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Suriname

21,720 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Laos rank

72nd

Suriname rank

74th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Laos
Suriname

How they compare

Laos currently reports 31,760 thousands of hectares against 21,720 thousands of hectares in Suriname, a difference of 10,040 thousands of hectares.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.5 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Suriname ahead.

Laos ranks 72nd and Suriname ranks 74th of 246 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2010s	50,982 thousands of hectares	211,823 thousands of hectares	160,842 thousands of hectares	Suriname
2020s	64,368 thousands of hectares	21,720 thousands of hectares	42,648 thousands of hectares	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Laos or Suriname?: Laos, at 31,760 thousands of hectares against 21,720 thousands of hectares in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Laos and Suriname?: 10,040 thousands of hectares, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Suriname?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Laos and Suriname rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Laos ranks 72nd and Suriname ranks 74th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).