Land use hidden — Forest in Suriname

Suriname: Land use hidden — Forest was 151,596 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
151,596 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
41st
of 199 countries
All-time high
153,776 Square kilometres
in 1990
All-time low
151,596 Square kilometres
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Forest in Suriname, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200620231990: 153.8k Square kilometres1991: 153.7k Square kilometres1992: 153.7k Square kilometres1993: 153.7k Square kilometres1994: 153.6k Square kilometres1995: 153.6k Square kilometres1996: 153.6k Square kilometres1997: 153.5k Square kilometres1998: 153.5k Square kilometres1999: 153.4k Square kilometres2000: 153.4k Square kilometres2001: 153.4k Square kilometres2002: 153.3k Square kilometres2003: 153.3k Square kilometres2004: 153.2k Square kilometres2005: 153.2k Square kilometres2006: 153.2k Square kilometres2007: 153.1k Square kilometres2008: 153.1k Square kilometres2009: 153.0k Square kilometres2010: 153.0k Square kilometres2011: 152.9k Square kilometres2012: 152.8k Square kilometres2013: 152.7k Square kilometres2014: 152.6k Square kilometres2015: 152.5k Square kilometres2016: 152.4k Square kilometres2017: 152.3k Square kilometres2018: 152.2k Square kilometres2019: 152.1k Square kilometres2020: 152.0k Square kilometres2021: 151.8k Square kilometres2022: 151.7k Square kilometres2023: 151.6k Square kilometres

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 38 South Africa 169,409 Square kilometres compare
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  3. 40 Paraguay 152,642 Square kilometres compare
  4. 42 Botswana 148,998 Square kilometres compare
  5. 43 Mongolia 141,694 Square kilometres compare
  6. 44 Mali 132,960 Square kilometres compare

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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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Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
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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