Forest area km in Suriname
Suriname: Forest area km was 14.67 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
14.67 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
42nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
14.90 million
in 2000
All-time low
14.67 million
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area km in Suriname stood at 14.67 million. 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 km in Suriname peaked at 14.90 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.67 million, in 2025.
That places Suriname 42nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area km in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.87 million | — |
| 1991 | 14.87 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.87 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.88 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.88 million | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.88 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.89 million | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.89 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.89 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.90 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.90 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.90 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.89 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.89 million | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.89 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.88 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.88 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.87 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.87 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.87 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.86 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.86 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.85 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.85 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.84 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.84 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.81 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.79 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.78 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.77 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.75 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.73 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.71 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.69 million | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 14.67 million | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 14.67 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 6.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 14.67 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945, 14.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.88 million | 14.87 million | 14.90 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.88 million | 14.87 million | 14.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.83 million | 14.78 million | 14.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.72 million | 14.67 million | 14.77 million | 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 forest area km in Suriname?
- Forest area km in Suriname was 14.67 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14.90 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.67 million in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for forest area km?
- Suriname ranks 42nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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