Which has higher forest area, Mongolia or Suriname?

Suriname, at 151,596 sq. km against 141,694 sq. km in Mongolia as of 2023.

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

9,902 sq. km, with Suriname ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Mongolia vs Suriname: Forest area

Mongolia

141,694 sq. km

in 2023

Suriname

151,596 sq. km

in 2023

Mongolia rank

46th

Suriname rank

43rd

Forest area over time

Mongolia
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 151,596 sq. km against 141,694 sq. km in Mongolia, a difference of 9,902 sq. km.

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

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

Mongolia ranks 46th and Suriname ranks 43rd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	143,124 sq. km	153,611 sq. km	10,487 sq. km	Suriname
2000s	142,279 sq. km	153,224 sq. km	10,946 sq. km	Suriname
2010s	141,789 sq. km	152,557 sq. km	10,768 sq. km	Suriname
2020s	141,712 sq. km	151,779 sq. km	10,067 sq. km	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Mongolia or Suriname?: Suriname, at 151,596 sq. km against 141,694 sq. km in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Mongolia and Suriname?: 9,902 sq. km, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Suriname?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Suriname rank globally for forest area?: Mongolia ranks 46th and Suriname ranks 43rd of 213 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: 06 August 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.