Suriname vs Zimbabwe: Share of global forest area
Suriname
0.4%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.3%
in 2025
Suriname rank
42nd
Zimbabwe rank
45th
Share of global forest area over time
- Suriname
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Suriname ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Suriname or Zimbabwe?
- Suriname, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Suriname and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zimbabwe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Suriname ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 45th 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.