Change forest area share total in Suriname
Suriname: Change forest area share total was -0.1244 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Suriname is -0.1244, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 294.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Suriname peaked at 0.024 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.1244, in 2025.
Suriname ranks 167th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.024 | — |
| 1992 | 0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.024 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.024 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0268 | -211.9% |
| 2002 | -0.0268 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0268 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0268 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0315 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | -0.0315 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0315 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0315 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0316 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0987 | +212.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0988 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | -0.0989 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -0.099 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -0.0991 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | -0.1238 | +24.9% |
| 2022 | -0.1239 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | -0.1241 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | -0.1242 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | -0.1244 | +0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's -0.1244 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 9.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -212.8% | -0.0316 | -0.0987 |
| 2001 | -211.9% | 0.024 | -0.0268 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.024 | 0.024 | 0.024 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0218 | -0.0269 | 0.024 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.058 | -0.099 | -0.0269 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1199 | -0.1244 | -0.0991 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.025 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.0997 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Suriname?
- Change forest area share total in Suriname was -0.1244 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.024 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1244 in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for change forest area share total?
- Suriname ranks 167th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 294.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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