Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for agricultural land — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Suriname 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 757 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 55.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0258 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in Suriname?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in Suriname was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.