Forest area in Suriname

Forests covered 91.5% of the land area of Suriname in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Forest area as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Suriname, 2024 91.5% % of land area
Change from 2023 −0.1percentage points 2023: 91.7%
World, 2023 31.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Suriname (2024).
Position in 2024 2nd of 209 See the full ranking

Forest area in Suriname over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Forest area as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period SurinameWorld
2024 91.5% –
2023 91.7% 31.1%
2022 91.8% 31.1%
2021 91.9% 31.2%
2020 92.0% 31.2%
2019 92.1% 31.2%
2018 92.2% 31.3%
2017 92.3% 31.3%
2016 92.4% 31.3%
2015 92.4% 31.4%
2014 92.5% 31.4%
2013 92.5% 31.4%
2012 92.5% 31.5%
2011 92.6% 31.9%
2010 92.6% 31.9%
2009 92.6% 32.0%
2008 92.6% 32.0%
2007 92.7% 32.1%
2006 92.7% 32.1%
2005 92.7% 32.1%
2004 92.7% 32.2%
2003 92.8% 32.3%
2002 92.8% 32.3%
2001 92.8% 32.3%
2000 92.8% 32.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 91.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 92.5%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Suriname has the 2nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.FRST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Suriname
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)