Forest land — Share in Land area in Suriname

Suriname: Forest land — Share in Land area was 91.54 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
91.54 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
92.84 %
in 2000
All-time low
91.54 %
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Suriname, 1990–2024

0204060801001990200720241990: 92.6 %1991: 92.6 %1992: 92.7 %1993: 92.7 %1994: 92.7 %1995: 92.7 %1996: 92.8 %1997: 92.8 %1998: 92.8 %1999: 92.8 %2000: 92.8 %2001: 92.8 %2002: 92.8 %2003: 92.8 %2004: 92.7 %2005: 92.7 %2006: 92.7 %2007: 92.7 %2008: 92.6 %2009: 92.6 %2010: 92.6 %2011: 92.6 %2012: 92.5 %2013: 92.5 %2014: 92.5 %2015: 92.5 %2016: 92.4 %2017: 92.3 %2018: 92.2 %2019: 92.1 %2020: 92 %2021: 91.9 %2022: 91.8 %2023: 91.7 %2024: 91.5 %

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 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 French Guiana 96.37 % compare
  2. 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 92.07 % compare
  3. 4 Gabon 91.44 % compare
  4. 5 Palau 90.83 % compare
  5. 6 Solomon Islands 89.84 % compare

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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 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.