Puerto Rico vs Suriname: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Puerto Rico
- Suriname
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 58.76 1000 ha against 55 1000 ha in Suriname, a difference of 3.76 1000 ha.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 166th and Suriname ranks 169th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 194.05 1000 ha | 30.11 1000 ha | 163.94 1000 ha | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 105.58 1000 ha | 34.5 1000 ha | 71.08 1000 ha | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 73.98 1000 ha | 50.4 1000 ha | 23.58 1000 ha | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 47.96 1000 ha | 57 1000 ha | 9.04 1000 ha | Suriname |
| 2000s | 53.98 1000 ha | 51.6 1000 ha | 2.38 1000 ha | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 54.48 1000 ha | 60.6 1000 ha | 6.12 1000 ha | Suriname |
| 2020s | 55.34 1000 ha | 55.19 1000 ha | 0.143 1000 ha | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Puerto Rico or Suriname?
- Puerto Rico, at 58.76 1000 ha against 55 1000 ha in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Puerto Rico and Suriname?
- 3.76 1000 ha, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Suriname?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Suriname rank globally for arable land — area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 166th 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.