Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Suriname

Suriname: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 0.47 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.47 %
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
216th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.55 %
in 1987
All-time low
0.26 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Suriname, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Suriname is 0.47 %, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Suriname peaked at 0.55 % in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.26 %, in 1961.

That places Suriname 216th out of 216 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2733 % 0.26 % 0.29 % 9
1970s 0.356 % 0.3 % 0.4 % 10
1980s 0.497 % 0.43 % 0.55 % 10
1990s 0.55 % 0.55 % 0.55 % 10
2000s 0.481 % 0.44 % 0.55 % 10
2010s 0.516 % 0.46 % 0.55 % 10
2020s 0.472 % 0.45 % 0.5 % 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 213 Singapore 0.91 % compare
  2. 214 Greenland 0.59 % compare
  3. 215 French Guiana 0.48 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Suriname?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Suriname was 0.47 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.55 % in 1987.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.26 % in 1961.
How does Suriname rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Suriname ranks 216th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.