Deforestation

In Suriname’s second FREL deforestation is defined as “the direct and/or induced conversion of forest cover to another type of land cover in a given timeframe of 10 years”.
The table shows an annual deforestation expressed in hectares from the year 2000 up to the year 2019. The validation results of the deforestation data are presented in the Quality Assessment Quality Control columns included in the table.

These deforestation figures, are based on wall-to-wall maps, where for the period 2000-2017 Landsat images are used and for the periods after 2017 Sentinel 2 images are used. For the period 2000-2021, the maps underwent a Quality Assessment| Quality Control procedure with an average overall accuracy of 90% and an average uncertainty of 10%. After this period, the method was changed to a systematic sampling approach, where new figures are obtained for the monitoring period.

Note. Wall-to-wall maps are still being produced for national planning purposes.

Total 13 items.

PeriodDeforestation Area (ha)Yearly Defo. Area (ha)Stratified Estimated (ha)Confidence IntervalYearly Stratified (ha)Defo. Rate
2022-202311,329.0011,329.0011,177.000.0011,177.000.07
2021-20228,551.958,551.958,405.000.008,405.000.06
2020-20218,757.318,757.318,664.330.018,664.330.06
2019-202010,893.3310,893.338,860.990.028,860.990.06
2018-201910,490.0010,490.0010,243.000.0010,243.000.07
2017-20189,752.009,752.008,818.00315.008,818.000.06
2016-20178,683.008,683.0010,667.003,162.0010,667.000.07
2015-201610,990.0010,990.0011,386.561,886.0011,386.560.07
2014-201512,308.0012,308.009,442.001,620.009,442.000.06
2013-201417,222.0017,222.0015,757.002,082.0015,757.000.10
2009-201330,833.007,708.2532,071.002,388.008,017.750.05
2000-200924,784.002,753.7833,051.005,361.003,672.330.02
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