Guyana vs Suriname: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Guyana
0.2225 sq. km per person
in 2023
Suriname
0.2411 sq. km per person
in 2023
Guyana rank
2nd
Suriname rank
1st

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Guyana
  • Suriname
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.2411 sq. km per person against 0.2225 sq. km per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.0186 sq. km per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 2nd and Suriname ranks 1st of 214 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2457 sq. km per person 0.3556 sq. km per person 0.1099 sq. km per person Suriname
2000s 0.2439 sq. km per person 0.2988 sq. km per person 0.0549 sq. km per person Suriname
2010s 0.242 sq. km per person 0.2641 sq. km per person 0.0221 sq. km per person Suriname
2020s 0.225 sq. km per person 0.2446 sq. km per person 0.0196 sq. km per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Guyana or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.2411 sq. km per person against 0.2225 sq. km per person in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Guyana and Suriname?
0.0186 sq. km per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Guyana ranks 2nd and Suriname ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.