Polynesia vs Suriname: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Polynesia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 55 1000 ha against 40.97 1000 ha in Polynesia, a difference of 14.03 1000 ha.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Polynesia ahead.
Polynesia ranks 172nd and Suriname ranks 169th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Polynesia averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Polynesia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.86 1000 ha | 30.11 1000 ha | 3.75 1000 ha | Polynesia |
| 1970s | 38.69 1000 ha | 34.5 1000 ha | 4.19 1000 ha | Polynesia |
| 1980s | 41.81 1000 ha | 50.4 1000 ha | 8.59 1000 ha | Suriname |
| 1990s | 42.51 1000 ha | 57 1000 ha | 14.49 1000 ha | Suriname |
| 2000s | 37.3 1000 ha | 51.6 1000 ha | 14.3 1000 ha | Suriname |
| 2010s | 49.65 1000 ha | 60.6 1000 ha | 10.95 1000 ha | Suriname |
| 2020s | 41.29 1000 ha | 55.19 1000 ha | 13.91 1000 ha | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Polynesia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 55 1000 ha against 40.97 1000 ha in Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Polynesia and Suriname?
- 14.03 1000 ha, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and Suriname?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Polynesia and Suriname rank globally for arable land — area?
- Polynesia ranks 172nd and Suriname ranks 169th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.