Agricultural land — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Agricultural land — Area was 76 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 76 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Suriname peaked at 89 1000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 41 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Suriname 195th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 42 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 41 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 46 1000 ha | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 47 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 44 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 43 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 47 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 48 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 52 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 53 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 56 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 57 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 58 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 59 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 61 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 62 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 64 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 69 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 73 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 75 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 77 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 81 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 84 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 88 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 89 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 88 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 74 1000 ha | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 80.5 1000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 77.5 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 72.8 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 72.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 70.8 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 80.4 1000 ha | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 78.3 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 80 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 73.2 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 83.2 1000 ha | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 88.2 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 87 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 87 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 78 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 72 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76 1000 ha | +5.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 76 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,337 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 76 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 720 1000 ha, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.78 1000 ha | 41 1000 ha | 47 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 57 1000 ha | 48 1000 ha | 64 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.8 1000 ha | 69 1000 ha | 88 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.6 1000 ha | 88 1000 ha | 89 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.28 1000 ha | 70 1000 ha | 88 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.89 1000 ha | 73.2 1000 ha | 88.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6 1000 ha | 72 1000 ha | 80 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 192 Equatorial Guinea 96.59 1000 ha compare
- 193 Faroe Islands 96.07 1000 ha compare
- 194 Mauritius 81.72 1000 ha compare
- 196 Qatar 74 1000 ha compare
- 197 Micronesia 68.35 1000 ha compare
- 198 Trinidad and Tobago 59.52 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Suriname?
- Agricultural land — area in Suriname was 76 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 89 1000 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for agricultural land — area?
- Suriname ranks 195th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.