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 35th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.29 % | — |
| 1962 | 69.05 % | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 70.73 % | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 69.57 % | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 68.09 % | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 70.45 % | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 69.77 % | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 69.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 63.83 % | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 62.5 % | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 63.46 % | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 62.26 % | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 62.5 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 61.4 % | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 60.34 % | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 59.32 % | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 59.02 % | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 58.06 % | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 57.81 % | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 57.97 % | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 58.9 % | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 61.33 % | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 64 % | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 64.94 % | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 64.2 % | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 64.29 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 64.77 % | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 64.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 64.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 64.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 64.04 % | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 64.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 64.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 64.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 64.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 64.77 % | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 64.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 64.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 64.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 66.28 % | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 60.81 % | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 68.32 % | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 68.39 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 67.31 % | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 67.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.71 % | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 66.38 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 72.14 % | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 70.24 % | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 72.5 % | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 71.04 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 72.12 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 73.7 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 74.71 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 74.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.81 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 73.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 74.36 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 69.44 % | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 73.56 % | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 72.37 % | -1.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 72.37 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 2.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 72.37 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.93 %, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 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 — 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 35th out of 248 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.