Suriname vs Western Africa: Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate

Suriname
21.61 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
1.93 % change on previous year
in 2024
Suriname rank
2nd
Western Africa rank
4th

Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate over time

  • Suriname
  • Western Africa
-2002040196219932024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 21.61 % change on previous year against 1.93 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 19.68 % change on previous year.

That makes Suriname's figure about 11.2 times Western Africa's.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Africa ahead.

Suriname ranks 2nd and Western Africa ranks 4th of 223 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Western Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.68 % change on previous year 0.1709 % change on previous year 2.51 % change on previous year Suriname
1970s 0 % change on previous year 1.58 % change on previous year 1.58 % change on previous year Western Africa
1980s 3.36 % change on previous year 1.74 % change on previous year 1.62 % change on previous year Suriname
1990s -0.9091 % change on previous year 2.78 % change on previous year 3.68 % change on previous year Western Africa
2000s -6.35 % change on previous year 2.35 % change on previous year 8.7 % change on previous year Western Africa
2010s 0.6667 % change on previous year 2.65 % change on previous year 1.98 % change on previous year Western Africa
2020s -8.23 % change on previous year 1.72 % change on previous year 9.95 % change on previous year Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent crops — area, annual growth rate, Suriname or Western Africa?
Suriname, at 21.61 % change on previous year against 1.93 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent crops — area, annual growth rate between Suriname and Western Africa?
19.68 % change on previous year, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Suriname and Western Africa rank globally for permanent crops — area, annual growth rate?
Suriname ranks 2nd and Western Africa ranks 4th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 14,535 data points, 1962–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Permanent crops — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.