Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Suriname
Suriname: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -18,252 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
Suriname recorded -18,252 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025. 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, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Suriname peaked at 3,573 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -18,252 hectares, in 2021.
That places Suriname 196th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 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 |
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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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Suriname?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3,573 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -18,252 hectares in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Suriname ranks 196th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.