Burkina Faso vs Suriname: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Burkina Faso
11.3%
in 2025
Suriname
11.7%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
131st
Suriname rank
129th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Burkina Faso
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 11.7% against 11.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 131st and Suriname ranks 129th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 0.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 12.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 12.7% | 0.9% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 12.2% | 0.8% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Burkina Faso or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 11.7% against 11.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Burkina Faso and Suriname?
- 0.4%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Suriname?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Suriname rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 131st and Suriname ranks 129th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.