Which has higher forest area, Paraguay or Suriname?

Suriname, at 146,742 sq. km against 142,974 sq. km in Paraguay as of 2025.

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

3,768 sq. km, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay 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.

Paraguay vs Suriname: Forest area (sq. km)

Paraguay

142,974 sq. km

in 2025

Suriname

146,742 sq. km

in 2025

Paraguay rank

43rd

Suriname rank

42nd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Paraguay
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 146,742 sq. km against 142,974 sq. km in Paraguay, a difference of 3,768 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 42nd of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	239,832 sq. km	148,823 sq. km	91,009 sq. km	Paraguay
2000s	202,132 sq. km	148,840 sq. km	53,292 sq. km	Paraguay
2010s	166,500 sq. km	148,310 sq. km	18,189 sq. km	Paraguay
2020s	147,066 sq. km	147,198 sq. km	131.83 sq. km	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Paraguay or Suriname?: Suriname, at 146,742 sq. km against 142,974 sq. km in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Paraguay and Suriname?: 3,768 sq. km, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Paraguay and Suriname rank globally for forest area?: Paraguay ranks 43rd 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.