Primary Forest — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Primary Forest — Area was 9,701 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 9,701 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Suriname peaked at 9,722 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9,701 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Suriname 18th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,721 1000 ha | 9,721 1000 ha | 9,721 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,721 1000 ha | 9,721 1000 ha | 9,721 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,719 1000 ha | 9,713 1000 ha | 9,722 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,706 1000 ha | 9,701 1000 ha | 9,711 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 primary forest — area in Suriname?
- Primary forest — area in Suriname was 9,701 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 9,722 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,701 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for primary forest — area?
- Suriname ranks 18th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Primary 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.