Share of forest area within protected areas in Suriname
Suriname: Share of forest area within protected areas was 11.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 11.7% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Suriname peaked at 12.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2025.
Suriname ranks 129th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.1% | — |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -7.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 11.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 11.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 2 |
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Suriname?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Suriname was 11.7% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Suriname ranks 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).