Forestland — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Forestland — Area was 14,674 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Area in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Suriname is 14,674 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Suriname peaked at 14,902 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,674 1000 ha, in 2025.
Suriname ranks 39th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forestland — Area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,866 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,870 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14,873 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14,877 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14,880 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14,884 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14,888 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14,891 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14,895 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14,898 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14,902 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14,898 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14,894 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,890 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 14,886 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 14,882 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,878 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 14,874 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 14,870 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 14,866 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 14,862 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 14,857 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14,853 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14,848 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,843 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14,839 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14,824 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14,809 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 14,795 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14,780 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14,766 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14,747 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 14,729 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14,711 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 14,692 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 14,674 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 14,674 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,294 1000 ha, 6.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 14,674 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 684.84 1000 ha, 21.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,882 1000 ha | 14,866 1000 ha | 14,898 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,884 1000 ha | 14,866 1000 ha | 14,902 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,831 1000 ha | 14,780 1000 ha | 14,862 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,720 1000 ha | 14,674 1000 ha | 14,766 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More climate change data for Suriname
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.45 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 240.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 98.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3725 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 535.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 63.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 472.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2378 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Suriname?
- Forestland — area in Suriname was 14,674 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14,902 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,674 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for forestland — area?
- Suriname ranks 39th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).