Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 14,660 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Suriname is 14,660 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Suriname peaked at 14,888 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,660 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Suriname 47th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,852 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,856 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14,859 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14,863 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14,866 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14,870 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14,874 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14,877 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14,881 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14,884 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14,888 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14,884 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14,880 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,876 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 14,872 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 14,868 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,864 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 14,860 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 14,856 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 14,852 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 14,848 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 14,843 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14,838 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14,834 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,829 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14,824 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14,810 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14,795 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 14,781 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14,766 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14,751 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14,733 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 14,715 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14,696 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 14,678 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 14,660 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 14,660 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 6.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 14,660 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 22.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,868 1000 ha | 14,852 1000 ha | 14,884 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,870 1000 ha | 14,852 1000 ha | 14,888 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,817 1000 ha | 14,766 1000 ha | 14,848 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,706 1000 ha | 14,660 1000 ha | 14,751 1000 ha | 6 |
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Suriname?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Suriname was 14,660 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14,888 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,660 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Suriname ranks 47th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.