Forestland — Area, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0229 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0229 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.036 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0229 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Suriname 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.036 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0358 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0356 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0355 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0352 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0346 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0339 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0332 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0326 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0319 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0313 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0306 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.03 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0294 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.029 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0287 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0283 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.028 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0277 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0273 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.027 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0267 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0264 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0261 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0255 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0252 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0249 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0247 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0244 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0241 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0239 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0236 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0234 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0232 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0229 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0229 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 68.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0229 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 80.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0344 1000 ha per person | 0.0319 1000 ha per person | 0.036 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.029 1000 ha per person | 0.0273 1000 ha per person | 0.0313 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0257 1000 ha per person | 0.0244 1000 ha per person | 0.027 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0235 1000 ha per person | 0.0229 1000 ha per person | 0.0241 1000 ha per person | 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, per capita in Suriname?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Suriname was 0.0229 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.036 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0229 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.