Which has higher forestland — area, Paraguay or Suriname?

Suriname, at 14,674 1000 ha against 14,297 1000 ha in Paraguay as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Paraguay and Suriname?

377 1000 ha, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Paraguay vs Suriname: Forestland — Area

Paraguay

14,297 1000 ha

in 2025

Suriname

14,674 1000 ha

in 2025

Paraguay rank

40th

Suriname rank

39th

Forestland — Area over time

Paraguay
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 14,674 1000 ha against 14,297 1000 ha in Paraguay, a difference of 377 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 39th of 223 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23,983 1000 ha	14,882 1000 ha	9,101 1000 ha	Paraguay
2000s	20,213 1000 ha	14,884 1000 ha	5,329 1000 ha	Paraguay
2010s	16,650 1000 ha	14,831 1000 ha	1,819 1000 ha	Paraguay
2020s	14,707 1000 ha	14,720 1000 ha	13.2 1000 ha	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Paraguay or Suriname?: Suriname, at 14,674 1000 ha against 14,297 1000 ha in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Paraguay and Suriname?: 377 1000 ha, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Paraguay and Suriname rank globally for forestland — area?: Paraguay ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 39th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).