Arable land — Area, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.0001 1000 ha per person
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
106th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 1987
All-time low
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Arable 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 arable land — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 1970.
Suriname ranks 106th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 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 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 81% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 1.0× 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 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Suriname?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Suriname was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1970.
- How does Suriname rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 106th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.