Forest land — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Forest land — Area was 14,674 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Suriname stood at 14,674 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Suriname peaked at 14,902 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,674 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Suriname 44th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,882 1000 ha | 14,866 1000 ha | 14,898 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,884 1000 ha | 14,866 1000 ha | 14,902 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,831 1000 ha | 14,780 1000 ha | 14,862 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,720 1000 ha | 14,674 1000 ha | 14,766 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Suriname
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 57 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 331.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 21.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.95 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 72.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Suriname?
- Forest land — area in Suriname was 14,674 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14,902 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,674 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for forest land — area?
- Suriname ranks 44th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.