Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Suriname
Suriname: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 91.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
91.4%
World rank
3rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
92.8%
in 2000
All-time low
91.4%
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Suriname stood at 91.4%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Suriname peaked at 92.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 2025.
Suriname ranks 3rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.6% | — |
| 2000 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 91.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.6% | 92.6% | 92.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 92.8% | 92.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 92.5% | 92.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.4% | 92.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 1 French Guiana 96.4% compare
- 2 Guyana 93.4% compare
- 3 Gabon 91.4% compare
- 5 Palau 91.0% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.8% compare
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -14.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.006 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -21.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Suriname?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Suriname was 91.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Suriname ranks 3rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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