What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Cayman Islands and Suriname?

0.6%, with Cayman Islands ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cayman Islands vs Suriname: Share of forest area within protected areas

Cayman Islands

12.3%

in 2025

Suriname

11.7%

in 2025

Cayman Islands rank

126th

Suriname rank

129th

Share of forest area within protected areas over time

Cayman Islands
Suriname

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 12.3% against 11.7% in Suriname, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 126th and Suriname ranks 129th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.1%	12.1%	0.0%	Cayman Islands
2000s	12.1%	12.1%	0.0%	Cayman Islands
2010s	12.3%	12.5%	0.2%	Suriname
2020s	12.3%	12.2%	0.1%	Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Cayman Islands or Suriname?: Cayman Islands, at 12.3% against 11.7% in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Cayman Islands and Suriname?: 0.6%, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Suriname?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cayman Islands and Suriname rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?: Cayman Islands ranks 126th and Suriname ranks 129th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of forest area within protected areas
Unit: %
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: 197 places, 1,176 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).