Fiji vs Suriname: Arable land use per person
Fiji
0.0831 hectares per person
in 2023
Suriname
0.0842 hectares per person
in 2023
Fiji rank
127th
Suriname rank
126th
Arable land use per person over time
- Fiji
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.0842 hectares per person against 0.0831 hectares per person in Fiji, a difference of 0.0011 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 127th and Suriname ranks 126th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.173 hectares per person | 0.0948 hectares per person | 0.0782 hectares per person | Fiji |
| 1970s | 0.1325 hectares per person | 0.0889 hectares per person | 0.0436 hectares per person | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.1623 hectares per person | 0.1298 hectares per person | 0.0325 hectares per person | Fiji |
| 1990s | 0.1841 hectares per person | 0.1319 hectares per person | 0.0522 hectares per person | Fiji |
| 2000s | 0.1026 hectares per person | 0.1008 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person | Fiji |
| 2010s | 0.0759 hectares per person | 0.1048 hectares per person | 0.0289 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.0836 hectares per person | 0.0891 hectares per person | 0.0055 hectares per person | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Fiji or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.0842 hectares per person against 0.0831 hectares per person in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Fiji and Suriname?
- 0.0011 hectares per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Suriname rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Fiji ranks 127th and Suriname ranks 126th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.