Land use hidden — Forest in Suriname
Suriname: Land use hidden — Forest was 151,596 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Forest in Suriname, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 151,596 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Suriname peaked at 153,776 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 151,596 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Suriname 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Land use hidden — Forest in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 153,776 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 153,740 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 153,703 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 153,666 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 153,629 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 153,592 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 153,556 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 153,519 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 153,482 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 153,446 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 153,409 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 153,368 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 153,327 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 153,286 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 153,245 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 153,204 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 153,163 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 153,122 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 153,081 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 153,040 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 152,999 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 152,902 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 152,806 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 152,710 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 152,613 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 152,517 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 152,403 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 152,330 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 152,208 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 152,085 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 151,963 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 151,840 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 151,718 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 151,596 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 151,596 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 5.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 151,596 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 7.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153,611 Square kilometres | 153,446 Square kilometres | 153,776 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 153,224 Square kilometres | 153,040 Square kilometres | 153,409 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 152,557 Square kilometres | 152,085 Square kilometres | 152,999 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,779 Square kilometres | 151,596 Square kilometres | 151,963 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — forest in Suriname?
- Land use hidden — forest in Suriname was 151,596 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 153,776 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,596 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Suriname ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata