Sub-Saharan Africa vs Suriname: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.3936 % change on previous year
in 2024
Suriname
3.84 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
10th
Suriname rank
11th
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 3.84 % change on previous year against 0.3936 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.45 % change on previous year.
That makes Suriname's figure about 9.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Suriname ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th and Suriname ranks 11th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8192 % change on previous year | 0.9457 % change on previous year | 0.1264 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.5012 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.6183 % change on previous year | 4.45 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 1.25 % change on previous year | 0.9442 % change on previous year | 0.3068 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 1.45 % change on previous year | 0.904 % change on previous year | 0.5446 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6924 % change on previous year | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, annual growth rate, Sub-Saharan Africa or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 3.84 % change on previous year against 0.3936 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, annual growth rate between Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?
- 3.45 % change on previous year, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname rank globally for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th 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.