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Forest area — Suriname

Forest area in Suriname in 2023 — 151,596 km². Ranked 43 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.4%.

2023 151,596 km² −0.08% vs 2022
World rank 43of 213
Period maximum 153,776 km²1990
Period minimum 151,596 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Suriname, 1990–2023151,000152,000153,000154,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 153,776 km²1991: 153,740 km²1992: 153,703 km²1993: 153,666 km²1994: 153,629 km²1995: 153,593 km²1996: 153,556 km²1997: 153,519 km²1998: 153,482 km²1999: 153,445 km²2000: 153,409 km²2001: 153,368 km²2002: 153,327 km²2003: 153,286 km²2004: 153,245 km²2005: 153,204 km²2006: 153,163 km²2007: 153,122 km²2008: 153,081 km²2009: 153,040 km²2010: 152,999 km²2011: 152,902 km²2012: 152,806 km²2013: 152,709 km²2014: 152,613 km²2015: 152,517 km²2016: 152,403 km²2017: 152,330 km²2018: 152,208 km²2019: 152,085 km²2020: 151,963 km²2021: 151,840 km²2022: 151,718 km²2023: 151,596 km²
Change over the period: −2,181 (−1.42%) Average annual rate: -0.04 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Suriname

Suriname 151,596 km²
World 40.35M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
South America computed 8.3M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 151,596 −122 −0.08%
2022 151,718 −122 −0.08%
2021 151,840 −122 −0.08%
2020 151,963 −122 −0.08%
2019 152,085 −123 −0.08%
2018 152,208 −122 −0.08%
2017 152,330 −73 −0.05%
2016 152,403 −114 −0.07%
2015 152,517 −96 −0.06%
2014 152,613 −96 −0.06%
2013 152,709 −96 −0.06%
2012 152,806 −96 −0.06%
2011 152,902 −96 −0.06%
2010 152,999 −41 −0.03%
2009 153,040 −41 −0.03%
2008 153,081 −41 −0.03%
2007 153,122 −41 −0.03%
2006 153,163 −41 −0.03%
2005 153,204 −41 −0.03%
2004 153,245 −41 −0.03%
2003 153,286 −41 −0.03%
2002 153,327 −41 −0.03%
2001 153,368 −41 −0.03%
2000 153,409 −37 −0.02%
1999 153,445 −37 −0.02%
1998 153,482 −37 −0.02%
1997 153,519 −37 −0.02%
1996 153,556 −37 −0.02%
1995 153,593 −37 −0.02%
1994 153,629 −37 −0.02%
1993 153,666 −37 −0.02%
1992 153,703 −37 −0.02%
1991 153,740 −37 −0.02%
1990 153,776 — —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BR Brazil 4.93M PE Peru 718,119 CO Colombia 585,441 BO Bolivia 502,063 VE Venezuela 460,729 AR Argentina 282,462 CL Chile 185,794 GY Guyana 183,877 PY Paraguay 152,643 SR Suriname 151,596 EC Ecuador 123,050 UY Uruguay 20,940
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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