Share global forest in Suriname
Suriname: Share global forest was 0.3544 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.3544
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
42nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.3549
in 2015
All-time low
0.3423
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Suriname stood at 0.3544.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Suriname peaked at 0.3549 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3423, in 1990.
That places Suriname 42nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share global forest in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3423 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3432 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3441 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3451 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.346 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3469 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3479 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3488 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3498 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3508 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3517 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3519 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3521 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3523 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3526 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3528 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.353 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3532 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3534 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3536 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3538 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.354 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3542 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3544 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3546 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3549 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3548 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3547 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3546 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3546 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3545 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3545 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3545 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3545 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3544 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3544 | -0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.3544 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 6.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.3544 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 14.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3465 | 0.3423 | 0.3508 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3527 | 0.3517 | 0.3536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3545 | 0.3538 | 0.3549 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3545 | 0.3544 | 0.3545 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.025 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.0997 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Suriname?
- Share global forest in Suriname was 0.3544 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3549 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3423 in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for share global forest?
- Suriname ranks 42nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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