Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Suriname is -0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 294.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2025.
That places Suriname 166th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 6 |
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More environment data for Suriname
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0077 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1816 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.9322 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2322 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Suriname?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Suriname was -0.1% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Suriname ranks 166th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.