Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0917 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0917 1000 ha per square kilometre for forestland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0917 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Suriname 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0926 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0926 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0927 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0927 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0927 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0927 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0927 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0927 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0927 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0927 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0926 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0926 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0926 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0926 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0925 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0925 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0925 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0924 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0924 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0921 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0919 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0918 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0917 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0917 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0917 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0927 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0926 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0927 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0926 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0924 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0921 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0926 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0918 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0917 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Suriname?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.0917 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0917 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.