Arable land — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Arable land — Area was 55 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 55 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Suriname peaked at 65 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Suriname 181st out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 29 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 32 1000 ha | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 31 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 30 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 30 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 30 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 30 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 33 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 33 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 35 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 36 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 37 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 40 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 43 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 46 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 48 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 50 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 52 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 54 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 57 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45 1000 ha | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 55 1000 ha | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 53 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 49 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 47 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 58 1000 ha | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 55 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 58 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 52 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 60 1000 ha | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 65 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 65 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 58 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 50 1000 ha | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 52.97 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 55 1000 ha | +3.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 55 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 55 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125 1000 ha, 44% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.11 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.5 1000 ha | 30 1000 ha | 37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.4 1000 ha | 40 1000 ha | 57 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 57 1000 ha | 57 1000 ha | 57 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6 1000 ha | 45 1000 ha | 58 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6 1000 ha | 52 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.19 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 60 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 178 Puerto Rico 58.76 1000 ha compare
- 179 United Arab Emirates 56.24 1000 ha compare
- 180 Comoros 55.35 1000 ha compare
- 182 Equatorial Guinea 53 1000 ha compare
- 183 Palestine 41.9 1000 ha compare
- 183 Palestine 41.9 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 arable land — area in Suriname?
- Arable land — area in Suriname was 55 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 65 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for arable land — area?
- Suriname ranks 181st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.