Annual change in forest area in Suriname
Suriname: Annual change in forest area was -18,252 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Suriname stood at -18,252 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 289.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Suriname peaked at 3,573 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -18,252 hectares, in 2021.
Suriname ranks 196th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,573 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 3,573 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,573 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,573 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,573 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,573 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,573 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,573 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,573 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,573 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | -3,996 hectares | -211.8% |
| 2002 | -3,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -3,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -3,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -3,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -3,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -3,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -3,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -3,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -3,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -4,682 hectares | +17.2% |
| 2012 | -4,682 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -4,682 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -4,682 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -4,682 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -14,630 hectares | +212.5% |
| 2017 | -14,630 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -14,630 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -14,630 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -14,630 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -18,252 hectares | +24.8% |
| 2022 | -18,252 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -18,252 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -18,252 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -18,252 hectares | -0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's -18,252 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares, 829.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,573 hectares | 3,573 hectares | 3,573 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -3,239 hectares | -3,996 hectares | 3,573 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -8,593 hectares | -14,630 hectares | -3,996 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -17,648 hectares | -18,252 hectares | -14,630 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Suriname?
- Annual change in forest area in Suriname was -18,252 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3,573 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -18,252 hectares in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for annual change in forest area?
- Suriname ranks 196th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 289.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.