Forest land area fell 0.025% to 153 '000 sq km in Suriname in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Suriname reached an all time high of 154 '000 sq km in 2010 and an all time low of 148 '000 sq km in 2009. When compared to Suriname's main peers, forest land area in Brazil amounted to 4,935 '000 sq km, 165 '000 sq km in Guyana, 2.34 '000 sq km in Trinidad and Tobago and 467 '000 sq km in Venezuela in 2015.
Suriname has been ranked 37th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bolivia | '000 sq km | 575 | 562 | 559 | 556 | 553 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | '000 sq km | 5,217 | 4,985 | 4,975 | 4,965 | 4,955 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | '000 sq km | 606 | 586 | 586 | 586 | 586 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | '000 sq km | 152 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 165 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | '000 sq km | 681 | 748 | 746 | 745 | 743 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | '000 sq km | 5.43 | 4.79 | 4.83 | 4.86 | 4.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Suriname | '000 sq km | 148 | 154 | 153 | 153 | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | '000 sq km | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 2.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | '000 sq km | 466 | 475 | 473 | 472 | 470 |
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