Forest area in Suriname
Suriname: Forest area was 14.67 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
14.67 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
42nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
14.90 million hectares
in 2000
All-time low
14.67 million hectares
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Suriname stood at 14.67 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Suriname peaked at 14.90 million hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.67 million hectares, in 2025.
That places Suriname 42nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.87 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 14.87 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.87 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.88 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.88 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.88 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.89 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.89 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.89 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.90 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.90 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.90 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.89 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.89 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.89 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.88 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.88 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.87 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.87 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.87 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.86 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.86 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.85 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.85 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.84 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.84 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.82 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.81 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.79 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.78 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.77 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.75 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.73 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.71 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.69 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 14.67 million hectares | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 14.67 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 6.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 14.67 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945 hectares, 14.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.88 million hectares | 14.87 million hectares | 14.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.88 million hectares | 14.87 million hectares | 14.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.83 million hectares | 14.78 million hectares | 14.86 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.72 million hectares | 14.67 million hectares | 14.77 million 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 forest area in Suriname?
- Forest area in Suriname was 14.67 million 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 forest area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14.90 million hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.67 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for forest area?
- Suriname ranks 42nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.