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Suriname · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

1st of 213 · 1st in Latin America
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Forest coverSuriname's forest cover fell from 95.7 % in 1994 to 94.4 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202094%95%95%96%96%94.4 %

Suriname's forest cover fell from 95.7 % in 1994 to 94.4 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

43rd of 213 · 11th in Latin America
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Forest areaSuriname's forest area fell from 153,629 km in 1994 to 151,596 km in 2023.199520002005201020152020151k152k153k154k151,596 km

Suriname's forest area fell from 153,629 km in 1994 to 151,596 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

128th of 213 · 29th in Latin America
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Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Suriname's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 14.5 % in 2013 to 14.8 % in 2025.20142016201820202022202414%15%15%15%15%15%14.8 %

Suriname's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 14.5 % in 2013 to 14.8 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

209th of 209 · 39th in Latin America
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Agricultural land (% of land area)Suriname's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 0.6 % in 1994 to 0.4 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.4%0.5%0.5%0.6%0.6%0.4 %

Suriname's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 0.6 % in 1994 to 0.4 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

200th of 206 · 39th in Latin America
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Arable land (% of land area)Suriname's arable land (% of land area) fell from 0.4 % in 1994 to 0.3 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.3%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.5%0.3 %

Suriname's arable land (% of land area) fell from 0.4 % in 1994 to 0.3 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

88th of 200 · 19th in Latin America
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Air pollution (PM2.5)Suriname's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 26.3 in 1994 to 15.7 in 2023.199520002005201020152020101520253015.7

Suriname's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 26.3 in 1994 to 15.7 in 2023.

Water

Water stress

% of internal resources

17th of 175 · 3rd in Latin America
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Water stressSuriname's water stress rose from 0.6 % in 1993 to 0.6 % in 2022.1995200020052010201520200.5%0.6%0.6%0.7%0.7%0.6 %

Suriname's water stress rose from 0.6 % in 1993 to 0.6 % in 2022.

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

3rd of 181 · 2nd in Latin America
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Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaSuriname's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 236,079 in 1993 to 158,867 in 2022.199520002005201020152020140k160k180k200k220k240k260k158,867

Suriname's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 236,079 in 1993 to 158,867 in 2022.

Access

Safe drinking water

% of population

105th of 148 · 13th in Latin America
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Safe drinking waterSuriname's safe drinking water rose from 51.6 % in 2000 to 55.8 % in 2024.2000200520102015202052%54%56%55.8 %

Suriname's safe drinking water rose from 51.6 % in 2000 to 55.8 % in 2024.

Safe sanitation

% of population

116th of 141 · 17th in Latin America
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Safe sanitationSuriname's safe sanitation fell from 29.5 % in 2000 to 25.1 % in 2024.2000200520102015202024%26%28%30%25.1 %

Suriname's safe sanitation fell from 29.5 % in 2000 to 25.1 % in 2024.

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