Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname
Suriname: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 23.57 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname is 23.57 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname peaked at 36.12 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 17.22 kg/ha, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 18th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.27 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 22.07 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 23.3 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 22.83 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 25.82 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 24.22 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 27.39 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 28.88 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 24.46 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1970 | 28.54 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 26.95 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 25.07 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 28.58 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 28.25 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 29.94 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 30.25 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 30.45 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 33.13 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 35.02 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 34.91 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 36.12 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 34.76 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 33.8 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 33.57 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 32.02 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 31.23 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 27.58 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 27.11 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 27.05 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 20.7 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 1991 | 23.74 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 26.93 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 23.31 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 23.85 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 24.55 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 24.08 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 21.71 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 19.85 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 19.49 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 17.22 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 21.19 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 21.27 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.75 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 22.02 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 21.86 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 21.72 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 21.93 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 22.64 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 23.04 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 23.36 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 23.92 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 24 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.4 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.14 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 22.09 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 23.3 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 23 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 21.76 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 23.35 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 23.08 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.84 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 24.3 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 23.57 kg/ha | -3.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 23.57 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.48 kg/ha, 4.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 23.57 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.74 kg/ha, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.47 kg/ha | 21.27 kg/ha | 28.88 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.62 kg/ha | 25.07 kg/ha | 35.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.81 kg/ha | 27.05 kg/ha | 36.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.82 kg/ha | 19.49 kg/ha | 26.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.57 kg/ha | 17.22 kg/ha | 23.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.13 kg/ha | 21.76 kg/ha | 24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7 kg/ha | 23.08 kg/ha | 24.3 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 15 Republic of Moldova 2.28 kg/ha compare
- 15 Zambia 28.37 kg/ha compare
- 16 China, mainland 28.15 kg/ha compare
- 16 Melanesia 1.62 kg/ha compare
- 17 China 28.05 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 1.38 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.24 kg/ha compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 23.48 kg/ha compare
- 20 Rwanda 21.74 kg/ha compare
- 20 Caribbean 5.74 kg/ha compare
- 21 Cambodia 21.38 kg/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 biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname was 23.57 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 36.12 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.22 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Suriname ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).