How does Suriname rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Suriname ranks 156th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Suriname?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Suriname

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Suriname
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Suriname: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 13.12 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

13.12 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

156th

of 240 countries

All-time high

13.12 1000 ha

in 2023

All-time low

12.12 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Suriname, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Suriname is 13.12 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Suriname peaked at 13.12 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.12 1000 ha, in 2001.

Suriname ranks 156th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	12.24 1000 ha	12.12 1000 ha	12.31 1000 ha	9
2010s	12.75 1000 ha	12.42 1000 ha	13.06 1000 ha	10
2020s	13.1 1000 ha	13.08 1000 ha	13.12 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Suriname

153 Guyana 18.49 1000 ha compare
154 Mauritania 15.51 1000 ha compare
155 Luxembourg 14.9 1000 ha compare
157 Rwanda 12.91 1000 ha compare
158 Malta 12.6 1000 ha compare
159 Gambia 11.25 1000 ha compare

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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 — Share in Agricultural land 72.37 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Suriname?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Suriname was 13.12 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Suriname?: The highest recorded value was 13.12 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Suriname?: The lowest recorded value was 12.12 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Suriname rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Suriname ranks 156th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Suriname?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.