Suriname vs Western Africa: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate
Suriname
3.84 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
0.4484 % change on previous year
in 2024
Suriname rank
11th
Western Africa rank
8th
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Suriname
- Western Africa
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 3.84 % change on previous year against 0.4484 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 3.39 % change on previous year.
That makes Suriname's figure about 8.6 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 8th of 233 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9457 % change on previous year | 0.5741 % change on previous year | 0.3716 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2.17 % change on previous year | 0.079 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1980s | 4.45 % change on previous year | 0.6374 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9442 % change on previous year | 0.9547 % change on previous year | 0.0105 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 0.904 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 0.2694 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2020s | -2.12 % change on previous year | 0.6649 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, annual growth rate, Suriname or Western Africa?
- Suriname, at 3.84 % change on previous year against 0.4484 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, annual growth rate between Suriname and Western Africa?
- 3.39 % 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 arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Suriname ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 8th of 233 countries.
- 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.