Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Suriname
Suriname: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 8.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Suriname, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Suriname stood at 8.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Suriname peaked at 8.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2013.
Suriname ranks 123rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.5% | — |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Suriname
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Suriname?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Suriname was 8.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2013.
- How does Suriname rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Suriname ranks 123rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.