Polynesia vs Suriname: Arable land — Area

Polynesia
40.97 1000 ha
in 2024
Suriname
55 1000 ha
in 2024
Polynesia rank
172nd
Suriname rank
169th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Polynesia
  • Suriname
0204060196119922024

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

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.