Agriculture — Area, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0001 1000 ha per person
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
148th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0002 1000 ha per person
in 1987
All-time low
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture — area, per capita in Suriname stood at 0.0001 1000 ha per person.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — 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.
Suriname ranks 148th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — 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 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +5.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 33% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Suriname?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Suriname was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — 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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.