Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Suriname
Suriname: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 72.37 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Suriname stood at 72.37 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Suriname peaked at 75 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.81 %, in 1979.
Suriname ranks 34th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.84 % | 63.83 % | 70.73 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.67 % | 57.81 % | 63.46 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.99 % | 57.97 % | 64.94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.33 % | 64.04 % | 64.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.74 % | 60.81 % | 72.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.05 % | 70.24 % | 74.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.95 % | 69.44 % | 75 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 57 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 331.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 21.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.95 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Suriname?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Suriname was 72.37 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 75 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.81 % in 1979.
- How does Suriname rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Suriname ranks 34th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.