Forest area in Suriname
Suriname: Forest area was 14,674 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
14,674 ha th
World rank
47th
of 255 countries
All-time high
14,902 ha th
in 2000
All-time low
14,674 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Suriname stood at 14,674 ha th. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Suriname peaked at 14,902 ha th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,674 ha th, in 2025.
That places Suriname 47th out of 255 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,866 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 14,902 ha th | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14,862 ha th | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14,839 ha th | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 14,766 ha th | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 14,674 ha th | -0.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 14,674 ha th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 ha th, 6.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 14,674 ha th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 685.47 ha th, 21.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,866 ha th | 14,866 ha th | 14,866 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 14,902 ha th | 14,902 ha th | 14,902 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 14,850 ha th | 14,839 ha th | 14,862 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 14,720 ha th | 14,674 ha th | 14,766 ha th | 2 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Suriname?
- Forest area in Suriname was 14,674 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14,902 ha th in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,674 ha th in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for forest area?
- Suriname ranks 47th out of 255 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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