What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver between Madagascar and Suriname?

29.8 hectares, with Suriname ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Suriname: Tree cover loss by dominant driver

Madagascar

182.85 hectares

in 2024

Suriname

212.65 hectares

in 2024

Madagascar rank

70th

Suriname rank

67th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver over time

Madagascar
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 212.65 hectares against 182.85 hectares in Madagascar, a difference of 29.8 hectares.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Suriname ahead.

Madagascar ranks 70th and Suriname ranks 67th of 186 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
2000s	95.38 hectares	168.51 hectares	73.12 hectares	Suriname
2010s	131.3 hectares	207.02 hectares	75.72 hectares	Suriname
2020s	116.41 hectares	168.77 hectares	52.36 hectares	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, Madagascar or Suriname?: Suriname, at 212.65 hectares against 182.85 hectares in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver between Madagascar and Suriname?: 29.8 hectares, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Suriname?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Suriname rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver?: Madagascar ranks 70th and Suriname ranks 67th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 4,195 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Tree cover loss due to the expansion and intensification of roads, settlements, urban areas, or other built infrastructure.