Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Suriname
Suriname: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 14,150 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Suriname is 14,150 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Suriname peaked at 14,150 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,150 hectares, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 140th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,150 hectares | 14,150 hectares | 14,150 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,150 hectares | 14,150 hectares | 14,150 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,150 hectares | 14,150 hectares | 14,150 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,150 hectares | 14,150 hectares | 14,150 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 137 Mauritius 17,990 hectares compare
- 138 Iraq 17,250 hectares compare
- 139 Micronesia (country) 14,210 hectares compare
- 141 United Arab Emirates 13,610 hectares compare
- 142 East Timor 11,730 hectares compare
- 143 Eritrea 10,000 hectares compare
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Suriname?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Suriname was 14,150 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14,150 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,150 hectares in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Suriname ranks 140th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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