South America vs Suriname: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate
South America
0.6268 % change on previous year
in 2024
Suriname
3.64 % change on previous year
in 2024
South America rank
5th
Suriname rank
7th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate over time
- South America
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 3.64 % change on previous year against 0.6268 % change on previous year in South America, a difference of 3.01 % change on previous year.
That makes Suriname's figure about 5.8 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was South America ahead.
South America ranks 5th and Suriname ranks 7th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, South America averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 % change on previous year | 9.43 % change on previous year | 7.05 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2.65 % change on previous year | 4.01 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1980s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | 0.8985 % change on previous year | South America |
| 1990s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 0.8435 % change on previous year | South America |
| 2000s | 3.22 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | South America |
| 2010s | 2.22 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 0.5128 % change on previous year | South America |
| 2020s | 0.3366 % change on previous year | -2.94 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate, South America or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 3.64 % change on previous year against 0.6268 % change on previous year in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate between South America and Suriname?
- 3.01 % change on previous year, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do South America and Suriname rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- South America ranks 5th and Suriname ranks 7th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.