Africa vs Suriname: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate
Africa
0.335 % change on previous year
in 2024
Suriname
3.84 % change on previous year
in 2024
Africa rank
11th
Suriname rank
11th
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Africa
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 3.84 % change on previous year against 0.335 % change on previous year in Africa, a difference of 3.5 % change on previous year.
That makes Suriname's figure about 11.5 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Suriname ahead.
Africa ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 11th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7565 % change on previous year | 0.9457 % change on previous year | 0.1892 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.4982 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.5707 % change on previous year | 4.45 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.4 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.11 % change on previous year | 0.9442 % change on previous year | 0.1702 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.2 % change on previous year | 0.904 % change on previous year | 0.2943 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6108 % change on previous year | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, annual growth rate, Africa or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 3.84 % change on previous year against 0.335 % change on previous year in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, annual growth rate between Africa and Suriname?
- 3.5 % change on previous year, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Suriname rank globally for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 11th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.