Which has higher forest area, Suriname or Zimbabwe?

Suriname, at 146,742 sq. km against 137,660 sq. km in Zimbabwe as of 2025.

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

9,082 sq. km, with Suriname ahead.

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

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.

Suriname vs Zimbabwe: Forest area (sq. km)

Suriname

146,742 sq. km

in 2025

Zimbabwe

137,660 sq. km

in 2025

Suriname rank

42nd

Zimbabwe rank

45th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Suriname
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 146,742 sq. km against 137,660 sq. km in Zimbabwe, a difference of 9,082 sq. km.

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

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

Suriname ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	148,823 sq. km	162,396 sq. km	13,573 sq. km	Zimbabwe
2000s	148,840 sq. km	151,825 sq. km	2,985 sq. km	Zimbabwe
2010s	148,310 sq. km	143,378 sq. km	4,932 sq. km	Suriname
2020s	147,198 sq. km	138,985 sq. km	8,213 sq. km	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Suriname or Zimbabwe?: Suriname, at 146,742 sq. km against 137,660 sq. km in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Suriname and Zimbabwe?: 9,082 sq. km, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zimbabwe?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Suriname and Zimbabwe rank globally for forest area?: Suriname ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 45th 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.