Planted Forest — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Planted Forest — Area was 14.15 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted 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 planted forest — area in Suriname is 14.15 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Suriname peaked at 14.15 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.15 1000 ha, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 148th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.15 1000 ha | 14.15 1000 ha | 14.15 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.15 1000 ha | 14.15 1000 ha | 14.15 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.15 1000 ha | 14.15 1000 ha | 14.15 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.15 1000 ha | 14.15 1000 ha | 14.15 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 145 Mauritius 17.99 1000 ha compare
- 146 Iraq 17.25 1000 ha compare
- 147 Micronesia (Federated States of) 14.21 1000 ha compare
- 149 United Arab Emirates 13.61 1000 ha compare
- 150 Timor-Leste 11.73 1000 ha compare
- 151 Eritrea 10 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 57 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 331.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 21.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.95 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 72.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Suriname?
- Planted forest — area in Suriname was 14.15 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14.15 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.15 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for planted forest — area?
- Suriname ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Planted Forest — 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.