Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Suriname: Forest area

Lao People's Democratic Republic
164,920 sq. km
in 2023
Suriname
151,596 sq. km
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
41st
Suriname rank
43rd

Forest area over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Suriname
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020062023

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 164,920 sq. km against 151,596 sq. km in Suriname, a difference of 13,324 sq. km.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 41st and Suriname ranks 43rd of 214 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 176,549 sq. km 153,611 sq. km 22,938 sq. km Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 172,070 sq. km 153,224 sq. km 18,845 sq. km Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 167,852 sq. km 152,557 sq. km 15,295 sq. km Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 165,438 sq. km 151,779 sq. km 13,658 sq. km Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Suriname?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 164,920 sq. km against 151,596 sq. km in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Suriname?
13,324 sq. km, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Suriname?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Suriname rank globally for forest area?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 41st and Suriname ranks 43rd 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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About this data

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
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.