Mountain green cover area in Suriname
Suriname: Mountain green cover area was 0.8 kmsq in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.8 kmsq
Change on year
up 60.0%
World rank
172nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.8 kmsq
in 2021
All-time low
0 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain green cover area in Suriname, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.8 kmsq for mountain green cover area in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% on the previous year and up 700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover area in Suriname peaked at 0.8 kmsq in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kmsq, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 172nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Mountain green cover area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 kmsq | — |
| 2005 | 0 kmsq | — |
| 2010 | 0.1 kmsq | — |
| 2015 | 0.1 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 kmsq | +400.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 kmsq | +60.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.8 kmsq is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 840.25 kmsq, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.8 kmsq is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 459.6 kmsq, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kmsq | 0 kmsq | 0 kmsq | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2333 kmsq | 0.1 kmsq | 0.5 kmsq | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8 kmsq | 0.8 kmsq | 0.8 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.8 kmsq compare
- 170 Barbados 1.6 kmsq compare
- 171 Luxembourg 1 kmsq compare
- 173 Senegal 0.6 kmsq compare
- 174 Western Sahara 0.4 kmsq compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 0.2 kmsq compare
- 175 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.2 kmsq compare
- 175 Brunei 0.2 kmsq compare
More development goals data for Suriname
- Red List Index 0.7945 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 6.88 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,270 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 50 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 50 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 160 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover area in Suriname?
- Mountain green cover area in Suriname was 0.8 kmsq in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain green cover area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 kmsq in 2021.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for mountain green cover area?
- Suriname ranks 172nd out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mountain green cover area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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