Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Suriname
Suriname: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.1 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Suriname is 0.1 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Suriname peaked at 0.1 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.09 %, in 1998.
That places Suriname 198th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.09 % | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 % | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.1 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.72 %, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.1 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 %, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.098 % | 0.09 % | 0.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.098 % | 0.09 % | 0.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 195 Papua New Guinea 0.17 % compare
- 196 Zambia 0.12 % compare
- 197 Burkina Faso 0.11 % compare
- 198 Belize 0.1 % compare
- 200 Angola 0.09 % compare
- 200 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.09 % compare
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 planted forest — share in forest land in Suriname?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Suriname was 0.1 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 % in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Suriname ranks 198th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.