Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
179th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Suriname 179th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 176 Kuwait 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 177 Mauritania 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 178 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 180 New Caledonia 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 181 Seychelles 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 182 Oman 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8403 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 179th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.