Forest land — Share in Land area in Suriname
Suriname: Forest land — Share in Land area was 91.54 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Suriname is 91.54 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Suriname peaked at 92.84 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91.54 %, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 3rd of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.62 % | — |
| 1991 | 92.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 92.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 92.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 92.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 92.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 92.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 92.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 92.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 92.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 92.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 92.82 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.79 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.77 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.74 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.72 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.69 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.67 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.64 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.62 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.59 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.56 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.54 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.51 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.48 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.45 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.27 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.17 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 91.88 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.65 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 91.54 % | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 91.54 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 91.54 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.2 %, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.72 % | 92.62 % | 92.82 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.73 % | 92.62 % | 92.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4 % | 92.08 % | 92.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.76 % | 91.54 % | 91.99 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 1 French Guiana 96.37 % compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 92.07 % compare
- 4 Gabon 91.44 % compare
- 5 Palau 90.83 % compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.84 % compare
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 land — share in land area in Suriname?
- Forest land — share in land area in Suriname was 91.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 92.84 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.54 % in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Suriname ranks 3rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 — Share in 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.