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Forest cover — Suriname

Forest cover in Suriname in 2023 — 94.45%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.36 pp.

2023 94.45% −0.08 pp vs 2022
World rank 1of 213
Period maximum 95.81%1990
Period minimum 94.45%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Suriname, 1990–20239494.59595.5961990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 95.81%1991: 95.78%1992: 95.76%1993: 95.74%1994: 95.71%1995: 95.69%1996: 95.67%1997: 95.65%1998: 95.62%1999: 95.6%2000: 95.58%2001: 95.55%2002: 95.53%2003: 95.5%2004: 95.48%2005: 95.45%2006: 95.42%2007: 95.4%2008: 95.37%2009: 95.35%2010: 95.32%2011: 95.26%2012: 95.2%2013: 95.14%2014: 95.08%2015: 95.02%2016: 94.95%2017: 94.91%2018: 94.83%2019: 94.75%2020: 94.68%2021: 94.6%2022: 94.52%2023: 94.45%
Change over the period: −1.36 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Suriname 94.45%
World 31.1%
Latin America & Caribbean 46.11%
South America computed 47.73%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 94.45 −0.08 pp
2022 94.52 −0.08 pp
2021 94.6 −0.08 pp
2020 94.68 −0.08 pp
2019 94.75 −0.08 pp
2018 94.83 −0.08 pp
2017 94.91 −0.05 pp
2016 94.95 −0.07 pp
2015 95.02 −0.06 pp
2014 95.08 −0.06 pp
2013 95.14 −0.06 pp
2012 95.2 −0.06 pp
2011 95.26 −0.06 pp
2010 95.32 −0.03 pp
2009 95.35 −0.03 pp
2008 95.37 −0.03 pp
2007 95.4 −0.03 pp
2006 95.42 −0.03 pp
2005 95.45 −0.03 pp
2004 95.48 −0.03 pp
2003 95.5 −0.03 pp
2002 95.53 −0.03 pp
2001 95.55 −0.03 pp
2000 95.58 −0.02 pp
1999 95.6 −0.02 pp
1998 95.62 −0.02 pp
1997 95.65 −0.02 pp
1996 95.67 −0.02 pp
1995 95.69 −0.02 pp
1994 95.71 −0.02 pp
1993 95.74 −0.02 pp
1992 95.76 −0.02 pp
1991 95.78 −0.02 pp
1990 95.81 —

South America, 2023

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

SR Suriname 94.45 GY Guyana 87.09 BR Brazil 58.98 PE Peru 56.1 CO Colombia 52.77 VE Venezuela 52.23 EC Ecuador 49.55 BO Bolivia 46.35 PY Paraguay 38.54 CL Chile 25.01 UY Uruguay 11.96 AR Argentina 10.32
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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

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