Which has higher forest area, Botswana or Suriname?

Botswana, at 157,302 sq. km against 146,742 sq. km in Suriname as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Botswana and Suriname?

10,560 sq. km, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Suriname: Forest area (sq. km)

Botswana

157,302 sq. km

in 2025

Suriname

146,742 sq. km

in 2025

Botswana rank

40th

Suriname rank

42nd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Botswana
Suriname

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 157,302 sq. km against 146,742 sq. km in Suriname, a difference of 10,560 sq. km.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 42nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	157,279 sq. km	148,823 sq. km	8,456 sq. km	Botswana
2000s	157,279 sq. km	148,840 sq. km	8,439 sq. km	Botswana
2010s	157,284 sq. km	148,310 sq. km	8,974 sq. km	Botswana
2020s	157,302 sq. km	147,198 sq. km	10,104 sq. km	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Botswana or Suriname?: Botswana, at 157,302 sq. km against 146,742 sq. km in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Botswana and Suriname?: 10,560 sq. km, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for forest area?: Botswana ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 42nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.