Suriname vs Western Africa: Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate
Suriname
5.56 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
0.3076 % change on previous year
in 2024
Suriname rank
3rd
Western Africa rank
6th
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Suriname
- Western Africa
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 5.56 % change on previous year against 0.3076 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 5.25 % change on previous year.
That makes Suriname's figure about 18.1 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 3rd and Western Africa ranks 6th of 239 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 4 and Western Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.88 % change on previous year | 0.1394 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1970s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 0.0452 % change on previous year | 3.11 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1980s | 3.27 % change on previous year | 0.2839 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.0013 % change on previous year | 0.9121 % change on previous year | 0.9108 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2000s | -0.6378 % change on previous year | 0.567 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5921 % change on previous year | 0.5603 % change on previous year | 0.0318 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 2020s | -1.88 % change on previous year | 0.3588 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, annual growth rate, Suriname or Western Africa?
- Suriname, at 5.56 % change on previous year against 0.3076 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area, annual growth rate between Suriname and Western Africa?
- 5.25 % change on previous year, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Suriname and Western Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate?
- Suriname ranks 3rd and Western Africa ranks 6th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.