Paraguay vs Suriname: Share of global forest area
Paraguay
0.3%
in 2025
Suriname
0.4%
in 2025
Paraguay rank
43rd
Suriname rank
42nd
Share of global forest area over time
- Paraguay
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 42nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Paraguay or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Paraguay and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Suriname rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Paraguay ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 42nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.