Suriname vs Uruguay: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Suriname
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 17,502 1000 ha against 16,051 1000 ha in Suriname, a difference of 1,451 1000 ha.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Suriname ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 248 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,051 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 1,451 1000 ha | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 16,051 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 1,451 1000 ha | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 16,051 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 1,451 1000 ha | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 16,051 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 1,451 1000 ha | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 16,051 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 1,451 1000 ha | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 16,051 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 1,451 1000 ha | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 16,051 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 1,451 1000 ha | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Suriname or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 17,502 1000 ha against 16,051 1000 ha in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Suriname and Uruguay?
- 1,451 1000 ha, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for land area — area?
- Suriname ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — 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.