Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Suriname
Suriname: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 11.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Suriname is 11.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Suriname peaked at 12.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2025.
Suriname ranks 107th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.1% | — |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 104 Cayman Islands 12.3% compare
- 105 Bahamas 11.8% compare
- 106 Senegal 11.8% compare
- 108 Sudan 11.4% compare
- 109 Burkina Faso 11.3% compare
- 110 Saint Martin (French part) 11.3% compare
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- 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -5.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.002 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -15.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0027 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -22.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Suriname?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Suriname was 11.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Suriname ranks 107th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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